Biology Chapter 8 Review

an old universe combined with God-directed creative acts

changes in offspring producing many different forms come from a common ancestor

similarities between two organisms that cause evolutionists to assume common ancestry

What type of organisms do we find at the bottom of the geologic column?

Antediluvian describes the earth

Results of a literal interpretation of the Genesis account of Creation include

Lamarck theorized about what type of animal

Who developed the concept of Neo-Darwinism

number of mutations in an organism

Many Christian scholars support the deluge fossil formation theory

The ancient idea that life came from nonliving substances is referred to as

Neo-Darwinism is based on the theory of

"after the Flood"

concept that natural selection determines which mutation-produced variations will survive

The theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics was proposed by

layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils within the layers. What do they call these layers?

using present, natural processes to explain the past

Dating method that compares ratios of carbon 14 to carbon 12

Which of the following would a Creationist NOT agree with?

Who was the author of the evolutionary theory based on use and disuse?

Punctuated equilibrium attempts to account for

Who authored On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection?

3 major components of a Christian worldview are: Creation, Fall, and

process of fossilization: water enters a living structure; leaves minerals to preserve organism

proposes a "first creation" before Adam and Eve

The most common type of identifiable fossil is

six, consecutive, 24 hour days

Who hypothesized that an organ that was NOT used would disappear from the species?

casts and molds are examples of what type of fossils?

belief that only things we can know with confidence are things we learn thru scientific study

Sedimentation is

the features of the earth

a mixture of evolution and the Biblical account of Creation

The age of earth is probably between

ex nihilo means

Any theory that tries to combine the Bible with evolution is referred to as

Which early geologist formed the theory of uniformitarianism?

evolution occurring in spurts, followed by nonevolutionary periods

Evolution is not happening now, but it has happened at various times in the past

The ideas that are the basis of a person’s worldview are called

Something described as secular would be

describes the days of Creation as actually being long periods of time

The deluge theory of fossil formation

This book by Darwin applied his theories of evolution to humans

Which was not a part of Darwin’s theory of evolution?

God's revelation to Noah supports which idea?

That Adam was able to take care of himself and eat fruit from trees when he was created support

The term worldview could best be defined with the word

man-controlled reproduction of animals

belief that over time less complex organisms give rise to more complex organisms