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SCIENCE FOSSILS DERP
Question | Answer |
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FOSSILS | sils fossils are the remains an imprint or a trace of life from an earlier time. there are five types of fossils |
EMBRYOLOGY | |
HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES | homologous structures are body parts with deffering functions but surprisingly similar structures these similar structures indicate a similar origin the difference in function is wha makes their similarity so surprising. |
vestigial structures | body parts that have little or no function and are usually greatly reduced in size. these vestigial structures show a relationship to creatures that had functioning versions of these functions |
DNA | scientists compare dna from living creatures to find similarities similarities in dna show evolutionary relationships. |
mineralized fossils. | a piece of wood or bone replaced by minerals |
imprint fossils | an imprint of a leaf feather or organsm in rock |
cast fossils | a cast made of minerals that filled in hollows of an animal |
frozen fossils | an organism frozen in ice |
fossils in amber | an insect or othe organism trapped in plant resin |