biological evolotion

Question 1

fossil

Answer 1

remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago

Question 2

extinct

Answer 2

a living thing that is no longer found alive anywhere on earth today

Question 3

paleontoligist

Answer 3

a scientist that studies fossils

Question 4

herbivore

Answer 4

an animal that eats plants

Question 5

carnivore

Answer 5

an animal that eats meat

Question 6

omnivore

Answer 6

an animal that eats both plants and meat

Question 7

mold

Answer 7

a hollow fossil form clearly showing the outside features of the organism

Question 8

cast

Answer 8

formed or shaped within the mold

Question 9

imprint

Answer 9

a fossil created by a print or impression

Question 10

amber

Answer 10

hardened tree sap often a source or insect fossils

Question 11

trace fossils

Answer 11

studying trace fossils we can learn about how animals lived

Question 12

true fossil form

Answer 12

an actual preserved body of an animal

Question 13

environmental conditions

Answer 13

a change or disturbance of the environment most often cuased by human influences and natural ecological processes

Question 14

erosion

Answer 14

the process of carrying away rocks

Question 15

weathering

Answer 15

a natural process that slowly breaks apart rock

Question 16

gravity

Answer 16

an invisible force that pulls objects towards each other