Lesson 14
Most commonly used to refer to natural selection.
survival of the fittest
The idea that Creation took place exactly as described in the Bible, over a period of 6 days.
literal interpretation
The theory that certain features of the world and living things were designed by an intelligent cause.
intelligent design theory
Charles Darwin
Organisms that are best suited to their environment sometimes have a better chance to survive and reproduce.
natural selection
A radiometric dating system that uses the amount of carbon-14 to determine the age of an object.
carbon-14 dating method
Something that demonstrates complexity in an extremely low probability of occurring by chance, and specificity by matching a recognizable pattern.
specified complexity
What was the reason Darwin wrote The Origin of Species?
To disprove God.
The idea that all current organisms originated from an original single-celled organism.
macroevolution
The average length of time required for one half of a given substance to decay.
half-life
A system that appears to be too complex to have naturally evolved from a simpler system.
irreducibly complex system
Biblical or NOT Biblical? All life form began with one single-celled organism
NOT Biblical
Selective breeding to intentionally influence specific traits and characteristics.
artificial selection
Each day in the Biblical account of creation represents a much longer period of time, an entire "age".
day-age theory
The sending and receiving of knowledge or intelligence.
information
Biblical or NOT Biblical: Original created kinds that developed variety within particular kinds
Biblical
Hypothetical intermediate forms of life that would have to exist for one species to evolve into a different one.
missing link
Evolutionary ages spanning millions of years took place before the 7-day creation week described in the Bible.
gap theory
A proponent of the theory that nature shows tangible signs of having been designed by a preexisting intelligence.
Design theorists
Example of Irreducibly Complex System
Mouse trap, Eye, jeep