CornerstonePrep7thLifeSciCh10quiz
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- According to evolutionists, why do some structures appear so similar in a variety of species?
- common ancestry
- Where do most evolutionists say the oldest fossils are found?
- found at the bottom of the fossil record
- What are most common ancestors believed to be by evolutionists?
- missing links
- How could the Genesis Flood have been the cause for most of the fossils?
- strange and extinct organisms found in sedimentary fossils were alive in Noah's day - most fossils are a record of the days when the Flood occurred as the swirling waters of a worldwide flood could have caused the random order of the fossils found
- What theory states that one kind of organism can change into a different kind of organism?
- biological evolution
- What species did Darwin study while developing his theories?
- tortoises of the Galapagos Islands
- Who proposed the mutation theory of evolution?
- Hugo De Vries
- What organism is viewed by some evolutionists as a missing link between reptiles and birds?
- archaeopteryx
- What was the Archaeopteryx?
- a missing link - organism with tiny clawed fingers on its wings, a beak with teeth, and a muscular tail longer than most birds' tails - said to be the missing link between birds and reptiles
- What theory is a method of biological evolution and states that traits are caused by an organism's environment (giraffe's neck)?
- theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics
- What type of family tree indicates how organisms supposedly evolved from common ancestors?
- evolutionary family tree
- What theory is associated with the phrase "survival of the fittest"?
- theory of natural selection
- What are three main points of the mutation-selection theory?
- mutations supply new traits, organisms produce more offspring than can survive, and selection allows only those with the best traits to survive
- What theory did De Vries come up with?
- mutation theory of evolution
- What two kinds of organisms did Darwin find on the Galapagos Islands that he later used to explain natural selection?
- tortoises - notched-shell-tortoises and rounded-shell-tortoises
- Why are most mutations not passed on to offspring?
- they take place in body cells
- Who proposed the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics?
- Jean Baptiste Lamarck
- What type of structure is shared by two or more species and used by evolutionists to indicate (wrongly) common ancestry?
- homologous structures
- What are acquired traits?
- traits that are caused by an organism's environment - not their genetics
- What theory is called Neo-Darwinism and is believed to be true by many evolutionists today?
- mutation-selection theory
- What is said to be somatic, harmful, and not passed on to offspring?
- mutations