Critical Thinking
What type of rock came from melted rock?
Igneous
What book from George Lyell convinced Darwin that the earth is really old?
Principles of Geology
What is the idea that when hybrids are crossed, the recessive factor separates or segregates in some of the offspring?
Principle of segregation
What is the process of using two ideas to validate each other?
Circular reasoning
What iws a fallacy based on the use of the same term in different ways?
Equivocation
What is an organ that appears to be reduce in size and has no obvious function?
Vestigial organ
Who pointed out the significance of meisosis for reproduction?
August Weismann
What rock type has the majority of the fossils?
Sedimentary rock
What logical fallacy is done in this statement:
"You said that we should fund support systems for young and single expectant mothers. Why do you want to take away their ability to choose?
Straw Man
What are adaptations?
Traits that favor animals to survive an environment
What is Neo-Darwinism?
The most widely accepted model of evolution; blends mutation and natural selection
What is meiosis?
The process which allows for the separation and inheritance of specific genes
How should we use facts?
We should use facts to lead us to a correct conclusion. Creationsist can start with Creation, and use rational thought and scientific facts to explain the origin of the world.
Explain's Darwin's view of evolution.
Darwin believed in natural selction, the idea that individuals with the best fitting traits would survive an environment. He thought that natural selection was the only driver of evolution.
What is crossing over?
The trading of genes between copies of homologous pairs
Describe the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Each generation of organisms could benefit from the useful structures produced by earlier generations, propelling evolution forward
Is evolution or Creation provable? Why?
No
Because no human was there to watch it
Give three points in On the Origin of Species.
But, there are limited natural resources to support these individuals.
The environmnet selects the individuals that will survive
What was Hugo de Vrie's view of evolution?
He believed that mutations were the primary driver of evolution. Random changes in genes and chromosomes caused species to evolve.
What is the difference between fact and truth?
Fact - something that truly exists or happens, the quality of being actual, a true piece of information
Truth - the real facts about something, the body of real things, events, and facts, being in accord with fact or reality