Vocabulary
A scientist who studies fossils
Paleontologist
Give 2 examples of endangered animals
Tigers and pandas
_____fossils form when insects become trapped in tree sap and harden over time.
Amber
Elephants of today are much like the ______ _______ of long ago because they have the same body type, large ears and tusks.
woolly mammoths
An organism is _________ if there are no more of an organism's kind left on Earth.
extinct
Humans can affect endangered animals by destroying their habitats. True or False?
True
_______ fossils form when an animals footprint in mud hardens and, in time, turns to rock.
trace
Give 2 examples of extinct animals
Answers could include saber toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and dinosaurs.
An organism is _________ if very few of an organism's kind is left on earth.
endangered
Humans can affect endangered animals by ___________ them, which kills too much of the popluation.
overhunting
True or False- Fossils found deepest in the ground are the newest.
False. they are the oldest
True or false: we have discovered fossils for all living organisms of the past
False- fossils are only formed in the right conditions, so not all living organisms became fossils
Traces of something that lived long ago (plants or animals)
fossil
An endangered species is at risk of becoming _______ if its population doesn't increase.
extinct
True or False: fossils can tell us about a plant or animal's color, weight and sounds that the animal made when it was alive.
False
True or false: fossils can be found anywhere on earth
true