unity & diversity Flashcards
remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago
fossil
a living thing that is no lingerfound alive anywhere on earth today
extint
a scientist that studies fossls
paleontologist
an animal that eats plants
herbivore
an animal that eats meat
carnivore
an animal that eats both plants and meat
omnivore
any living thing
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)
hardend tree sap,often a source or inset fossils
amber
a change or disturbance of the enviorment most often caused by humem influences and natural ecological processes
environmental conditions
studying trace fossils, we can learn about how animals lived
trace fossils
an actual preserved body of an animal
true form fossils
the process of carrying away rockes
erosion (takes away)
a natural process that slowly breaks apart rock
weathering
an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other
gravity
