1.2 Quiz Fossils

What is evolution?

• A process where living things change over time

• A type of fossil

• A method of studying rocks

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What is a paleontologist?

• A scientist who studies fossils

• A scientist who studies weather

• A scientist who studies plants

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What is the main purpose of studying fossils?

• To find treasure

• To understand how living things have changed over time

• To create new species

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What type of organisms were the first living things on Earth?

• Large mammals

• Tiny, simple one-celled organisms

• Trees

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What does extinct mean?

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What can fossils tell us about extinct organisms?

• Their colors

• How they lived and adapted

• Their names

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How did early relatives of horses differ from modern horses?

• They were larger

• They had five toes and lived in forests

• They lived underwater

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True or false? All plants and animals become fossils.

• True

• False

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What is one reason why many fossils have been destroyed?

• They are too old

• Erosion and tectonic plate movement

• Animals eat them

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What is the fossil record?

• A book about fossils

• A collection of all fossils ever found

• A type of rock

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