Alvin
A fossil is the _______ of a plant or animal.
A) mineralization
B) scat
C) preserved remains
C) Preserved Remains
True or False?
Only the hard parts of animals, such as bones or teeth, can become fossils
(page 90)
False. Even the soft parts of animals, such as the skin, can leave prints or casts.
According to modern synthesis, new traits are produced by _______________
A) evolution
B) mutations
C) Natural Selection
(page 96)
B) mutations
Evolutionists believe that similar organisms evolved from a(n)__________. (page 98)
A) Common Ancestors
B) Monkey
C) Single Celled Organism
A) Common Ancestors
While Darwin was on his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, he observed many things. Can you name his subjects of observation?
(page 94)
local wildlife
fossil specimens
local geology
Absolute dating measures the ration of stable and unstable _________ to determine the ages of rock layers. (page 97)
A) Isotopes
B) Carbon
C) Layers
A) Isotopes
What is the theory of acquired characteristics?
(page 93)
It was proposed that organisms could acquire new traits during their lifetimes and pass them on to their offspring.
What is the concept of uniformism?
(page 93)
This idea suggests that all of the Earth's physical processes (erosion, mountain building) happen at the same rate in the present time as they did in the past.
What does "survival of the fittest" mean?
(page 95)
Organisms with traits that allow them to better compete for survival will reproduce and pass those traits on to their offspring.
What is biological evolution?
(page 89)
The idea that living things can change from one kind of organism into a different kind of organism.
The forelegs of frogs and foxes are similar. What would evolutionists call this an example of?
(page 100)
Homologous Structures
True or False? (page 102)
The fossil record contains many kinds of organisms that are still alive and little changed today.
True
What two events in Genesis have a great impact on how creationists view the history of life on Earth?
(pages 106-108)
1. Creation of distinct kinds of organisms
2. The Flood
All attempts to harmonize evolution with the Bible have this in common...
(page 113)
They ALL ignore the plain meaning of the text of the Bible.
Fossil or not?
GROUND SLOTH BONES FOUND IN A TAR PIT
Fossil
Fossil or not?
BIRD EGGSHELL FRAGMENTS FOUND IN AN ABANDONED NEST
NOT A FOSSIL