Week 7/9 Vocab.- Fossils

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Fossil showing organism's impression in rock.

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Mold Fossil

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A mold fossil filled with sediment and turned to rock.

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Cast Fossil

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Changes in genetic material of a population over time.

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Evolution

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Differences among individuals in a species or groups.

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Variations

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Preserved remains or traces of an organism from the past.

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Fossil

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No living members.

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Extinct

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Indirect evidence of an organism's past activity (footprints).

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Trace Fossil

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Preservation of an organism in its original form.

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True Form Fossil

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Studies fossils.

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Paleontologist

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Process of organic material turning into stone.

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Petrification