Unity and Diversity Flashcards
remains of traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago.
Fossil
A living thing that no longer found alive anywhere on earth today.
Extinct
a scientist that studies fossils.
paleontologist
an Animal that eats plants.
Herbivore
An animal that eats meat.
Carnivore
any living thing.
organisms
A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organism.
mold
formed or shaped within the mold.
Cast
A fossil created by a print or impression
imprint [Impression]
Hardened tree sap , often a source or inset fossils.
Amber
studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived.
Trace fossils
An actual preserved body of an animal.
True form fossil
Environmental Conditions
A change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes.
The process of carrying away rocks.
Erosion [Takes it ]
Natural process that slowly breaks apart rock.
Weathering [breaks it ]
An invisible force that pulls object toward each other.
Gravity [drops it]
