Fossil and Environment Quiz- STEMSCOPEDIA

A scientist finds fossil evidence of a starfish and an ancient species of sea urchin. What kind of environment might this area have been?

• A mountainous environment

• A marine environment

• A desert environment

• An ancient forest

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Amber is a rock made from fossilized tree sap. Which of the following ancient environments would be most likely to produce an insect fossilized in tree sap?

• A woody forest with a variety of trees

• A mountainous environment with lots of rocks

• A freshwater environment

• A desert environment

An environment was once forested but then was covered by water. What would you expect to find in the rock layers near that area?

• It is impossible to say what would be found in the rock layers.

• Not many fossils since they would have been washed away by water

• A layer of marine fossils under a layer of woodland fossils

• Fossils of woodland organisms under a layer of marine fossils

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Fossils found in Texas help us understand that the past ______________ was underwater.

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The plants and animals that live in a certain environment are preserved in ___________ and give us clues about the characteristics of the past environment.

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A group of scientists finds a collection of saltwater fossils, including fish, coral, and underwater plants, on top of a mountain underneath a rock layer containing a large land dinosaur. Describe how this is possible.

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Based on the image, what type of environment did this organism live in?

• This organism lived in an ocean.

• This organism lived in a river.

• This organism lived on land.

• This organism lived in a lake.

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A ________ is a scientist who studies the Earth. They must be good at math and science.

• Geoscientist

• paleontologist
• biologist
• botanist

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