Unity and Diversity Flashcards
Remains or traces of plants and
animals that lived a long time ago.
Fossil
A living thing that is 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
A animal that eats both plants and meat.
Omnivore
Any living thing.
Organisms
A hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features or the organisms.
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 in set fossil.
Amber
Studying trace fossil, we can learn how animals lived.
Trace fossil
An actual preserved body of a animal.
True form fossil
A change or disturbance of the environment most often caused
by human influences and natural ecological processes.
Environmental Conditions
The process of carrying away
rocks.
Erosion (Takes it)
A natural process that slowly breaks apart rock.
Weathering (breaks it)
An invisible force that pulls objects toward each other.
Gravity (drops it)
