Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
a type of fossil that forms when crystals fill a mold or sediment wash into a mold and harden into rock
|
cast
|
|
the naturally preserved remains, inprints, or traces of organisms that lived long ago
|
fossil
|
|
the history of all known fossils and their placements in the formation of rocks and positions in time
|
fossil record
|
|
a type of fossil that forms as an imprint or cavity in a rock
|
mold
|
|
a scientist who studies fossils
|
paleontologist
|
|
a fossilization process in which groundwater deposits minerals in empty spaces of an organism's original hard structures and preserves them
|
permineralization
|
|
the study of similarities and differences in the structures of organisms
|
comparative anatomy
|
|
the science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
|
embryology
|
|
parts of organisms that are similar in origin and structure, they are the result of evolution and can indicate how closely two or more species share common ancestors
|
homologous structure
|
|
the independent evolution in similar environments of similar species but with no common ancestor
|
convergent evolution
|
|
a type of evolution that occurs when populations of species are divided or separated by a physical barrier
|
geographic isolation
|
|
the modern study of classification which mostly uses DNA and molecular biology to identify related organisms
|
systematics
|