Biological Evolution Flashcards
Fossil
Remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.
Exinct
A living thing that is no longer found alive anywhere on earth today.
paleontologist
A scientist that studies fossils
Herbivore
An animal that eats plants
Carnivore
An animal that eats meat.
Omnivore
An animal that can eat both plants and meat.
Organisms
Any living thing.
Mold
A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of an organism.
Cast
Formed or shaped with mold.
Imprint (impression)
A fossil created by a print or impression.
Amber
Hardened tree sap, often a source of inset fossils.
Trace fossil.
Studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived.
True form fossil.
An actual preserved body of an animal.
Environment conditions
a change or disturbance of a environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological.
Erosion (takes it)
The process of carrying away rocks.
