Biological Evolution Flashcards
Fossil
Remains or trace of plants and animals that lived long time ago
Extinct
A living thing that is no longer found alive anymore
Paletotologist
A scientist that studies fossils
Herborive
A animal that eats plants
Carnivore
A animal that eats meat
Omnivore
A animal that eats plant and meat
Organisms
Any living thing
Mold
A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organisms
Cast
Formed or shaped within the mold
Impression
A fossil created by a print or impression
Amber
Hardened tree sap, often a source or inset fossil
Trace fossils
Studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived
True form fossil
An actual preserved body of an animal
Environmental Conditions
A change