9.7 and 9.8 Flashcards
fossil
Left over remains of animals and planets that have been there for many years are identified as fossils
palaeontologist
a scientist who studies fossils
folding
the buckling of rocks. It is caused when rocks are under pressure from both sides.
relative ages
Different rocks been compared over there age
carnivores
Animals the eat the meat of I other animals
scavengers
it is animals that eats planets and animals (died or alive)
mould
cavity in a rock that shows the shape of the hard parts of an organism; types of fungi found growing on the surface of foods
trace fossils
fossils that provide evidence, such as footprints, that an organism was present when the rock was formed
extinct
describes volcanoes that are no longer active.
ectothermic
describes an animal whose body temperature is determined by its environment
endothermic
describes an animal that requires heat input to maintain its body temperature