Chemical Flashcards
Fossil
Remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.
Extinct
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 eats both plants and meat.
Organisms
Any living thing.
Mold
A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organism.
Cast
Formed or shaped within the mold.
Imprint
(Impression)
A fossil created by a print or impression
Amber
Hardened tree sap, often a source or inset fossils.
Trace fossils
Studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived.
True form fossil
An actual preserved body of an animal.
Support Vocabulary
, characteristics, inferexamine, investigate, reasoning, preserved parts, fossil evidence
Sedimentary rocks: formed by layers of rock being pressed together over time.