Evolution and fossils

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What is the process of fossilization in which mineral deposits form internal casts of organisms?

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Permineralization

Front

What should you study in order to know Earth's history?

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Geological time scale

Front

What is an idea that explains something, but may or may not be right?

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Theory

Front

What term describes the ability to blend in or hide by making something hard to see?

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Camouflage

Front

What is the order of rock layers called?

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Superposition

Front

What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

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Evolution

Front

What do we call the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?

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Fossils

Front

What is the term for a species that no longer exists?

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Extinct

Front

What is the scientific study of the Earth's physical structure and substance?

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Geology

Front

What is the term for the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural selection