Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Question 1

``Fossil

Answer 1

Remains or traces of plants and 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 from 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 insect fossil.

Question 12

Trace fossils

Answer 12

Studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived

Question 13

True form fossils

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 object toward each other.