Evolution and the Geological Column
The process by which traits that make an organism more likely to survive and reproduce are preserved in subsequent generations, while traits that do the opposite are not preserved.
What is natural selection?
The theory that natural processes can, over time, transform an organism into a more specialized version of that organism.
What is microevolution?
The idea that natural processes can, over a long period of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism.
What is macroevolution?
The extinction of a large percentage of animals over a short geological time.
What is mass extinction?
The process by which animals that are not closely related develop similar traits.
What is convergent evolution?
Scientists have observed and classified around 1.2 million species of animals on this earth. They also estimate that many more millions of species are yet to be discovered. In the YEC interpretation, all of the living species of land-dwelling and flying animals today came from the 1,398 animal kinds (around 6,744 animals) that came off the Ark. This means that a lot of _____________________ has happened in the _________years since the Flood.
What are microevolution and 4,500?
The fact that you don't find the ___________ (two possible answers) associated with plants until later in the fossil record is an example of consistency in the Uniformitarian view.
What is pollen? or What is spores?
The presence of these kinds of fossils at the tops of many mountains is a piece of evidence that favors the YEC catastrophist view.
What are marine fossils?
The crater known as __________________ is a piece of evidence that favors the Uniformitarian view.
What is Chicxulub?
________________ ________________ that contain the remains of animals from very different ecosystems is a piece of evidence that favors the YEC catastrophist view.
What are fossil graveyards?
Large deposits of _________________ _______ that cover huge distances is a piece of evidence that favors the YEC catastrophist view.
What is sedimentary rock?