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To change gradually means to _______.
evolve
Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is called a ___________.
fossil
A fossil of something that an organism left behind, such as a footprint, is called a ________ fossil.
trace
The imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock is called a ________.
mold
When fine sediment has been pressed into a mold and a copy of the shape of the organism is formed, it is called a _________.
cast
An image made from a decayed plant or animal pressed into a rock is called _________.
carbon film
When bone or wood is replaced by minerals that harden into rock, a _______ fossil forms.
petrified
How does the outward appearance of modern animals help paleontologists?
The outward appearance of modern animals helps scientists determine what an extinct animal might have looked like.
C or E? The layers of rock represent geologic ages, or long time periods.
evolutionist
C or E? Life on earth developed gradually over millions of years.
evolutionist
C or E? Genesis 1 explains the true origin of the earth.
Creationist
C or E? Dinosaurs and man lived on earth at the same time.
Creationist
C or E? The global Flood described in Genesis accounts for the formation of most fossils.
Creationist
C or E? Birds developed from dinosaurs.
evolutionist
C or E? The earth is billions of years old.
evolutionist
T or F? Fossils have been preserved in tar, ice, amber, and sedimentary rock.
True
Identify the jobs of a paleontologist.
Find fossils, take them to a place to be studied, clean fossils, and prepare fossils for display.
T or F? Permanently frozen soil is called amber.
False! It is called permafrost.
What is the process of removing a fossil from a rock and other materials around it called?
Excavation
_______ occurs when the last of a certain plant or animal dies.
Extinction
People who believe that God created the earth and all forms of life in six days are called __________.
Creationists
_________ are people who believe that life on the earth evolved.
Evolutionists
The scientific study of fossils is called ___________.
paleontology
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