Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Question 1

Extinct

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Fossil

Answer 2

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

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 meats

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 that organism

Question 9

Cast

Answer 9

Formed or shaped within mold

Question 10

Imprint (Impression)

Answer 10

A fossil created by imprint 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 a animal dies

Question 13

True form fossils

Answer 13

An actual preserved body of an animal

Question 14

Environmental condition

Answer 14

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

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 away rocks.

Question 17

Gravity (Drops it)

Answer 17

An invisible force that pulls objects towards each other.