Preservation and Extinction Flashcard

What is the term for the dying out or disappearance of a species from Earth?

What are the preserved remains or traces of prehistoric life called?

TRUE or FALSE: Scientists can use fossils to study the differences between animals in history and animals in the present day.

What modern animal is Deinotherium related to?

What does it mean to keep something in its original state or save it from loss or ruin?

What is the process of protecting a species from extinction called?

What do we call the study of fossils?

What is an example of a species that has gone extinct?

What is the main reason for species extinction?

What is the difference between a fossil and a living organism?