biological evolution Flashcards
fossil
remains or traces of plants or animals that lived a long tine ago
extinct
a living thing that is longer found alive anywhere on earth to day
paleontologist
a scientist that study’s fossils
herbavore
an animal that eats plants
carnavore
an animal that eats meat
omnivore
an animal that eats plants and meat
organisms
any living thing
mold
a hollow fossil from clearly showing the out side featchers of the orginsm
cast
formed or shaped within the mold
imprint [impression]
a fossil created by a print or imprint
amber
harden tree sap, often a sorse or inset fossils
trace fossils
studying trace fossils we can learn about
true form fossil
an actual preserved body of an animal
enviremental conditions
a change or disturbance of the envirement most offden caused by human ifluences and natural ecological prosses
erosion [takes it]
the process of carrying away rocks.
weathering [breaks it]
a natural process that slowly breaks apart rocks
gravity [drops it]
an inviseable force that pulls objects toword each other
