2. Open Court Vocabulary for “Fossils Tell of Long Ago” Genre: Expository Test

3. amber The fossil of amber had an ant preserved in it. ( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil )

4. fossils The boys found a rock with fossils in it. ( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned to stone )

5. extinct These birds are all extinct. ( not alive today; all members of the group or species have died out )

6. peat Peat, or swampy forest soil contains may treasures for scientist. ( swampy forest soil )

7. mammoth The wooly mammoths trudged across the tundra long ago. ( a kind of elephant the lived millions of years ago )

8. minerals These are rocks and minerals found in Kansas. ( nonliving substance in the ground )

9. ancient The archaeopteryx is an ancient bird. ( very old )

10. amber ( a yellowish sap from plants that hardens and becomes a fossil )

11. fossils ( a plant, animal, or imprint that has turned to stone )

12. extinct ( not alive today; all members of the group or species have died out )

13. peat ( swampy forest soil )

14. mammoth ( a kind of elephant the lived millions of years ago )

15. minerals ( nonliving substance in the ground )

16. ancient ( very old )