Fossils Vocabulary 5.9D

What does the term "identify" mean?

• The process of making something

• To recognize, distinguish, or determine the characteristics or nature of something

• The study of ancient artifacts

• A type of living organism

What are fossils?

• The remains of historical human structures

• Rocks found on the surface of the Earth

• Valuable evidence of ancient organisms, such as plants, animals, or other life forms that help scientists understand the history of life on Earth

• Modern animal species

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What are organisms?

• Nonliving elements of the environment

• Synthetic materials created by humans

• Living things, such as plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms, that have the ability to grow, reproduce, and respond to their environment

• Geological formations like mountains and valleys

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What is nature?

• A scientific discipline focused on chemistry and physics

• The process of urban development

• A type of ecosystem found only in tropical regions

• The natural world and all living and nonliving things that exist within it

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What does the term "environment" refer to?

• A simplified representation of a system

• Any remains or fossilized evidence of a living organism

• Elements such as air, water, soil, flora, fauna, and human activities that surround an organism

• The layer of gases that surrounds a planet

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What is a model in the context of the learning material?

• A layer of gases that surrounds a planet

• Elements such as air, water, soil, flora, fauna, and human activities

• Any remains or fossilized evidence of a living organism

• A simplified representation of a system or process that is used to understand, predict, or explain its operation

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What information can a palm fossil provide?

• A simplified representation of a system or process

• Elements such as air, water, soil, flora, fauna, and human activities

• Any remains or fossilized evidence of a palm that lived in the past and provides information on history and environmental changes

• The layer of gases that surrounds a planet

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What is the atmosphere?

• A simplified representation of a system or process

• Any remains or fossilized evidence of a living organism

• Elements such as air, water, soil, flora, fauna, and human activities

• Layer of gases that surrounds a planet and is held by gravity

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What does the term "climate" refer to?

• A type of plant found in various ecosystems

• The average and long-term atmospheric conditions of a region

• A specific kind of animal adaptation

• A method for soil conservation

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What are "smooth edged leaves"?

• Leaves that are found only in deserts

• Leaves with a rough texture

• Leaves whose edges are smooth and have no irregularities, teeth or lobes

• Leaves that change color depending on the climate