Alphabetical
fossil
[noun]
The preserved impression or remains of an animal or plant whose living tissue has been replaced by minerals.
Appears in modules:
- Animal Behavior Causes and approaches to studying behavior
- Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Charles Darwin I The Origin of Species
- Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
- Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- History of Earth's Atmosphere II The rise of atmospheric oxygen
- Introduction to Paleoanthropology Bones, stones, and tools
- Luis Walter Alvarez Uncovering secrets of the atom and life on earth
- Mass Extinctions Major turning points in biodiversity
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
- Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
- Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
- Stoichiometry The proportional nature of chemical reactions
- The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
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