Natural Selection
Adaptations
Evidence
Bible
Vocab
100

What do we call the differences between individuals that contributes to natural selection?

Variation

100

Darwin noticed that finches on islands with many large nuts had this adaptation.

A large beak for crushing

100
Where do we find evidence for what extinct organisms looked like?
Fossils
100

What is Evolutionary Creationism?

The belief that God initiated the "Big Bang" and then just let science take it's course ever since.

100

The common phrase used in evolutionary discussions is "survival of the. . .  "

fittest

200
What is the fight between individuals for limited resources called?
Competition
200

When industrial pollution darkened the trees this peppered moth trait became an adaptation.

Dark gray color.

200
What do we call similar body parts on dissimilar organisms that can be evidence for a common ancestor?
Homologous structures
200

What is Theistic Evolution?

God began the creation process and continues to create even today through the process of evolution.

200
What is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations?
Scientific Theory
300
What is producing many more offspring that can possibly survive?
Overproduction
300
What is found in every cell and a gives an organism its adaptations?
DNA
300
What evidence can be found when looking into a chicken's egg, a turtles egg and a rat fetus that indicate a common ancestor?
Similarities in early development
300

The belief that God created the earth somewhere between 6,000-10,000 years ago.

Young Earth Creationism

300

What is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce?  (I always call it an ADVANTAGE)

Adaptation

400
What is required for natural selection to turn two groups into two different species?
Separation or isolation
400

When organisms evolve, the previous and inferior species will eventually become extinct.  Why?

Organisms better fit for survival can live longer and therefore reproduce more.  Their genes eventual overwhelm the gene pool until the inferior genes no longer are a possible expression.

400
What are similarities in DNA an indication of?
A common ancestor
400

The belief that when the Bible says that God created in a "day", it actually means thousands or even billions of years is what it means by "day"

Old Earth Creationsim

400

Small changes in a species (like with the peppered moths 100 years ago), are an example of. . .

microevolution

500

How long does it take for evolution to occur?

MANY generations

500

Some polar bears have thicker coats than others.  With the concept of global warming in mind, which polar bear has the adaptation to make them better fit for survival?

The thinner coat

500

Combined evidence can be used to create what type of graphic showing evolutionary relationships?

Phylogenetic tree

500

Explain the difference between atheism and agnosticism.

Atheist - says there is no God

Agnostic - says there is no way to know whether or not there is a god

500

What is the name of the "super continent" that existed before the continents separated to be where they are today?

Pangea

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