Fossils: Vocabulary

What are the hard parts inside many animals that help give their bodies shape?

• bones

• organs

• cells

• tissues

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A trait is:

• something you can observe about a living thing

• a type of food

• a place where organisms live

• a scientific experiment

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To make a claim means to:

• to say or write an idea

• ask a question

• provide evidence that is fact

• make a promise

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What is a habitat?

• A place where an organism lives

• A type of food

• A kind of weather

• A form of energy

To observe means to:

• watch carefully

• ignore

• forget

• misunderstand

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A carnivore is a type of animal that primarily eats what?

• Plants

• Meat

• Both plants and meat

• Insects

A herbivore is an animal that primarily eats what type of food?

• Meat

• Plants

• Insects

• Fish

What does extinct mean?

• No longer exists

• Currently living

• Endangered

• Commonly found

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What is evidence?

• A piece of information that supports a conclusion

• A random guess

• An unrelated fact

• A fictional story

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What is a dinosaur?

• A type of ancient reptile

• A modern-day bird

• A type of fish

• A type of mammal