science2

............................ is a trace of the remains of a living thing that died long ago

• Fossil

• Palaeontologist

• invasive species

• living things

Fossils can be ...........................

• eyes

• bones and skin

• footprint

• shell

• leaves

When an animal leaves a footprint in mud or clay, the mud shape hardens and changes to rock over time. These fossils are called ..................................

• trace fossils.

• Amber fossils

• mold fossils

• extinct

............................. form when insects become trapped in tree sap

• trace fossils

• Amber fossil

• mold fossils

• extinct

Amber fossils form when insects become ......................

• trapped in tree sap

• animal leaves a footprint in mud or clay

• organism or plant was buried in mud or soft soil

• die

When an organism or plant was buried in mud or soft soil and allowed to decompose, an imprint of its body, leaves, or flowers was left behind. This is called .......................

• amber fossils

• extinct

• trace fossils

• mold fossils

The picture is related to ...............

• trace fossils

• amber fossils

• mold fossils

• extinct

The picture is related to ..................

• amber fossils

• trace fossils

• mold fossils

• extinct

This picture is related to ...............

• amber fossils

• trace fossils

• mold fossils

• extinct

Some fossils give clues about living thing’s .............................

• size, shape, and environment.

• colour

• sound

• smell