Trace Fossils - Relative Dating - Kathy Egbert | Laabri

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Scientists get excited when they have the opportunity to find trace fossils that show foot prints of organisms. This allows scientists to predict or theorize about the weight/height/etc of organisms, predator-prey relationship, and mating or daily feeding routines. Study this picture carefully and determine who went through this area first, second, third, etc.

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Who was in the area first?

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Who entered the area next?

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Who entered the area next?

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Who entered the area next?

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Who entered the area next?

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Who entered the area last?

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Who got eaten/killed/or carried away?

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Which animal did the attacking causing the pool of blood?

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What was the dog tracking?

A No one. The dog was the human's pet.

B Bird

C Duck

D Deer

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The stride of the duck foot prints indicates that most likely it

A was feeding and got startled and then ran until it took flight.

B was slowly feeding in the water and then it swam away speedily.

C was caught by the dog and killed.

D was caught by the bear and killed.

E was shot by the human and the human was carrying it home for dinner.

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The bear's stride changed several times. What is the most likely explanation for the bear's change in strides?

A It smelled the dog and increased its speed to catch the dog.

B It caught the scent of the deer and increased its stride to catch the deer.

C It caught the scent of the human and increased its stride to intersect the human.

D It caught the scent of the bird and changed direction to catch the bird for dinner.

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The human's stride shows he/she was

A walking.

B running.

C standing still.

D walking and running.

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The bird must have come through

A before the human and bear because it's foot prints are covered up by blood.

B soon after the human and bear interacted because there is blood on its foot prints.

C a long time after the human and bear interacted because the blood was dry and there wasn't any blood on the bird's foot prints.

D while the human and bear were interacting because it turned around and left.

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The deer's stride most likely indicates that it

A was running away from the dog.

B was running away from the human.

C was walking, stopping and eating at an even gait.

D was walking at an even gait.

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The dog's stride most likely indicates that it

A increased its stride due to the scent of the deer.

B decreased its stride due to the scent of the bear.

C stopped several times while tracking the deer.

D stayed the same because it didn't catch the scent of any animal.