Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words
Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words
Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words
Chapter 3 vocabulary words
Chapter 3 vocabulary words
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A well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
What is a scientific theory
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Known as a group of similar organisms that are able to produce offspring
What is a species
100
This is known as a trait that can help an organism survive and reproduce
What is an adaptation
100
Layers of sediment, (tiny particles of rock), harden over time to form this
What is sedimentary rock
100
T or F Relative dating tells the fossils actual age
What is False
200
A hollowed space in a sediment that is in the shape of an organism is known as:
What is a mold
200
This helps scientists determine a fossils actual age
What is absolute dating
200
differences between members of the same species
What is a variation
200
Preserved remains of organisms that lived in the past
What are fossils
200
T or F Relative dating can help scientist determine whether one fossil is older than the other
What is True
300
Those that are best adapted to their environment will survive and reproduce
What is natural selection
300
The idea that species changes gradually over time in order to be better suited to their environment
What is evolution
300
The idea that an organism changes over time to become more suited to their environment
What is evolution
300
Remains buried in sediment that actually changes to rock is this type of a fossil
What is a petrified fossil
300
A copy of the shape of the organism that made the mold is known as:
What is a cast
400
Known as unstable elements that decay or break down
What are radioactive elements
400
T or F Half life is the time it takes half the atoms in an element to decay
What is True
400
This record contains millions of fossil samples collected by scientists
What is the fossil record
400
When no members of a species remain, the species is:
What is extinct
400
The idea that evolution occurs slowly and steady
What is gradualism
500
What is the name of Ms. Park's cat?
Who is Lionel
500
What is the name of Mrs. Morrissey's dog?
Who is Billie
500
T or F The fossil record is complete
What is False
500
What's Ms. Park's son's name?
What is Jaycob
500
What is Mrs. Morrissey's and Ms. Park's favorite color
What is blue
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