dinosaur unit words

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

a modification of an animal or plant that evolved in response to its enviroment or way of life.

Question 2

amber

Answer 2

the fossil form of sticky tree resin that may contain well preserved insects and other organisms

Question 3

ancestor

Answer 3

an animal or plant species from which a more recent species has evolved

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asteroid

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a rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun, left over from the formation of the planets.

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bipedal

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walking on two legs

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carnivore

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an animal that eats only meat

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climate change

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major change to global weather conditions that may last for millions of years

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cold-blooded

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describes an animal whose body temperature rises and falls with changes in the temperature of its surroundings

Question 9

coprolite

Answer 9

fossilized animal dung

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descendant

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an animal or plant species that evolved from and earlier species

Question 11

dinosaurs

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a large group of archosaur reptiles with upright limbs that dominated life on land for 160 million years.

Question 12

embryo

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an animal or plant in the early stage of development from an egg or seed

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evolution

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the gradual change of an animal or plant species over a long time, which may result in a new species

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excavation

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digging out and removing fossils or other objects from the ground

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extinction

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the dying out of a plant or animal species

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flowering plants

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seed-producing plants that reproduce by means of flowers and fruit containing seeds.

Question 17

fossil

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the remains or traces of a dead organism preserved in rock

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fossilization

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the process by which plant and animal remains become buried and preserved in rock

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gastrolith

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a stone swallowed by an animal, such as a plant-eating dinosaur, that aids the digestion of food by grinding it to a pulp

Question 20

gizzard

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a part of the digestive system in some animals.

Question 21

hatchling

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a newborn animal that has emerged from a shelled egg

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herbivore

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an animal that eats only plants

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mammals

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warm-blooded vertebrate animals tat feed their young on milk and have skin covered in hair

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mass extinction

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the extinction of huge numbers of species at the same time

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mya

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million years ago

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nocturnal

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describes animals that are active during the night

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omnivore

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an animal that eats both plant matter and meat

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paleontology

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the study of fossilized plants and animals

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pangaea

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the supercontinent that existed in the late paleozoic and early mesozoic eras

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pelvis

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the part of an animals skeleton that forms the hips and connects the hind limbs to the backbone

Question 31

predator

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an animal that hunts other live animals for food

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prey

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an animal that is hunted for food

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primitive

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at an early stage of evolution

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reptiles

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mostly cold-blooded animals with scaly skin that reproduce by laying eggs

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scavenger

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an animal that feeds on the meat of another animal that has been killed by predators or died naturally

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sediment

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material such as sand and mud deposited by wind, water or ice which may then harden into rock

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seed plants

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plants that reproduce by means of seeds, including conifers, cycads, and flowering plants

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species

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a type of animal or plant

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strata

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layers of sedimentary rocks laid down over time in which fossils may be preserved

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supercontinent

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a cluster of continents brought together by earths shifting plates into one giant landmass

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trace fossil

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a mark or impression made by a creature, rather than the remains of the creature itself, and then preserved in rock

Question 42

vertebrae

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the linked bones forming the backbone of a vertebrate animal

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vertebrate

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an animal with a backbone, or spine, made up of vertebre

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warm-blooded

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describes an animal that maintains a constant internal body temperature

Question 45

wingspan

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the distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other when both wings are outstretched