Vocabulary Starter - Fossil Evidence of Evolution
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- Q1
The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms that lived in the past.
Fossils
30s - Q2
The process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material with minerals.
Mineralization
30s - Q3
A method of fossilization where organic material is transformed into a carbon-rich residue, leaving a thin film of carbon.
Carbonization
30s - Q4
Molds
Impressions or cavities formed in sediment when an organism is buried, leaving a negative imprint of its shape.
30s - Q5
Three-dimensional replicas formed when a mold is filled with sediment or minerals, creating a copy of the original organism.
Casts
30s - Q6
A type of fossil that records the activity of organisms, such as footprints, burrows, or bite marks, rather than the organisms themselves.
Trace fossils
30s - Q7
The actual soft or hard parts of an organism that have been preserved, such as bones, shells, or teeth, without significant alteration.
Original Material
30s - Q8
Fossils that show intermediate forms between different groups of organisms, providing evidence for evolutionary changes over time.
Transitional Fossils
30s