The Fossil Record
Q: Footprints are which kind of fossil?
A: trace fossil
Q: Darwin claimed organisms evolved from a
A: Common Ancestor
Q: What is the name of the idea that species do not change over time?
A: fixity of species
Q: Scientists attempt to find the age of rocks and fossils through a process called __________.
A: dating
Q: On which ship did Darwin sail?
A: HMS Beagle
Q: A missing link is also called a ___________ ___________
A: Transitional Form
Q: Which idea suggests that all of Earth’s physical processes happen at the same rate today as they did in the past?
A: uniformitarianism
Living things are the result of entirely natural and random processes is the basis for what idea?
Evolution/Naturalism
Q: Evolutionists refer to similar structures in different kinds of organisms as __________.
A: homologous structures
Q: Most mutations occur in ________ _________, where they can’t be passed to offspring.
A: body cells
Q: If Evoltuion from a common ancestry occurred, what should we find in the fossil record?
A: MANY transitional forms
Q: The ________ __________ is the combination of mutations and natural selection producing evolutionary change.
A: Modern synthesis
Q: Some individuals have traits allowing them to better compete for what they need. Those individuals survive and pass on their traits. This is called the _______________
A: Survival of the fittest
Q: Evolutionists claim these to be useless/leftover from previous ancestors.
A: Vestigial Structures
Q: The Bible teaches that living things were created by God in what span of time?
A: in 6 literal days
What type of fossil are many plants preserved as?
carbonized fossil
Q: What does uniformitariamism overlook?
A: Catastrophes (like Noah’s Flood)
Q: The theory of acquired characteristics states that:
A: organisms can gain new traits and pass them on to their offspring.
Q: Fossils are often found in the dinosaur death pose. What does this tell us?
A: its seen in animals who have drowned
Q: Radioactive dating/absolute dating relies upon _____________.
A: assumption-based formulas
Q: Fossilized animals show evidence of what type of burial?
A: Rapid, catastrophic, watery
Why is embryology NOT valid evidence for evolution?
The embryos have vastly different DNA from the moment of conception.
Q: What were the two theories that influenced Darwin early on?
A: the theory of acquired characteristics and uniformitarianism
Q: Uses radioactive minerals that decay into unradioactive ones
A: Radiometric Dating
Q: Can millions of years of Evolution be added into the Biblical account of creation? Why does death make this a problem?
A: No, Evolution requires death. Death did not enter until after mankind sinned.