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Open Court Vocabulary for. Genre: Expository Test. “Fossils Tell of Long Ago”. am ber. The fossil of amber had an ant pre served in it. ( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil ). fos sils. The boys found a rock with fossils in it.
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Open Court Vocabulary for Genre: Expository Test “Fossils Tell of Long Ago”
amber The fossil of amber had an ant preserved in it. ( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil )
fossils The boys found a rock with fossils in it. ( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned to stone )
extinct These birds are all extinct. ( not alive today; all members of the group or species have died out )
peat Peat, or swampy forest soil contains may treasures for scientist. ( swampy forest soil )
mammoth The wooly mammoths trudged across the tundra long ago. ( a kind of elephant the lived millions of years ago )
minerals These are rocks and minerals found in Kansas. ( nonliving substance in the ground )
ancient The archaeopteryx is an ancient bird. ( very old )
amber ( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil )
fossils ( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned to stone )
extinct ( not alive today; all members of the group or species have died out )
peat ( swampy forest soil )
mammoth ( a kind of elephant the lived millions of years ago )
minerals ( nonliving substance in the ground )
ancient ( very old )