Vocab Station Fossils

A type of fossil filled in with sediment. Hardens in the shape of the organism.

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Mold fossil

• Preserved fossil

A fossil that shows evidence of an organism's activity

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Mold fossil

• Preserved fossil

A fossil that is unaltered in any way

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Mold fossil

• Preserved fossil

A type of fossil that is an imprint of the organism

• Trace fossil

• Cast fossil

• Mold fossil

• Preserved fossil

The process of a dead animal becoming part of its surroundings

• Decay

• Life

• Fossilization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When an entire species dies off

• Death

• Excavation

• Extinction

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What an animal eats on a regular basis

• Diet

• Food

• Water

• Animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A consumer who eats only meat

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

A consumer who eats only plants

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

A consumer who eats both plants and animals

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore