Biological Evolution

Question 1

Fossil

Answer 1

Remains or traces of plants animals that lived a long time ago.

Question 2

Extinct

Answer 2

A living thing that is no longer found alive anywhere on earth today

Question 3

Paleontologist

Answer 3

A scientist that studies fossils.

Question 4

Herbivore

Answer 4

An animal that eats plants

Question 5

Carnivore

Answer 5

An animal that eats meat

Question 6

Omnivore

Answer 6

An animal that eats both plants and meat

Question 7

Organisms

Answer 7

Any living thing

Question 8

Mold

Answer 8

A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organism

Question 9

Cast

Answer 9

Formed or shaped within the mold

Question 10

Imprint (Impression)

Answer 10

A fossil created by a print or impression

Question 11

Amber

Answer 11

Hardened tree sap, often a source or inset fossils

Question 12

Trace fossils

Answer 12

Studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived

Question 13

True form fossil

Answer 13

An actual preserved body of an animal

Question 14

Environmental conditions

Answer 14

A change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes

Question 15

Erosion (takes it)

Answer 15

The process of carrying away rocks

Question 16

Weathering (Breaks it)

Answer 16

A natural process that slowly breaks apart rock

Question 17

Gravity (Drops it)

Answer 17

An invisible force that pulls objects toward each other.