Read the clue. Fill in the crossword puzzle with the correct word. The crossword puzzle will turn green if you are correct! Take a picture of the completed puzzle to show your teacher.
1. The job of a structure
2. part of an organism
3. an organism falls in mud or sand, leaving a mark, called an impression, in the shape of that plant or animal. The organism gets covered in more sand or mud. Over time, it decays, leaving behind a hole in its shape.
4. The process of something turning into a fossil
5. the remains of the activities of organisms
6. the preserved bodies of plants, animals, and other organisms.
7. returning the energy and nutrients of a dead organism back into the soil
8. the work a paleontologist will do at the place they are digging for fossils
9. Where a paleontologist thinks is most likely to have the kinds of fossils they are looking for
10. in danger of becoming extinct
11. When an organism has died out and is no longer found living on Earth
12. the total number of fossils that have been discovered
13. naturally made remains of ancient life, usually found in rocks
14. scientists who study fossils in order to learn about the history of the Earth
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