Fossils 4.E.2.2

the preserved remains of animals such as the animals bones, or impressions of the animal’s activities, such as footprints.

• Organism

• Habitat

• Fossil

• Plants

Something that happens in a short amount of time. When at least half of all species die out in a relatively short time

• extinction

• mass extinction

• Habitat

• Species

any living thing

• Fossil

• organism

• Plant

• Habitat

Something that usually happens slowly over a long period of time. The complete disappearance of a species from Earth.

• habitat

• Mass extinction

• Extinction

• Species

 A special area in the environment where a living thing such as an animal, plant, fish, bird or insect can grow and survive. 

• species

• Fossil

• Habitat

• Organism

A certain group of living organisms that share common traits and can reproduce, or create more members with each other. 

• habitat

• Plant

• Organism

• Species

A fossil you can see the bones, shape, or parts of an animal’s body or plant

• Trace fossil

• Mold fossil

• Imprint fossil

• Species

Paleontologist is a scientist that studies and searches for fossils.

• False

• True

Living things that grow from the soil and turn light from the Sun into food.

• plants

• Species

• Habitat

• Organism

A fossil of a footprint, trail, or burrow.

• trace fossil

• petrified fossils

• cast fossil

• Impression fossil