Biology Unit 9: Evolution: Part Scientific Theory/Unconfirmed Hypothesis Flashcards
1
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The Immutability of Species
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The idea that each individual species on the planet was specially created by God and could never fundamentally change
2
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Microevolution
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The theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform it into a more specialized species of that organism
3
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Macroevolution
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The hypothesis that processes similar to those at work in microevolution can, over cons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism
4
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Strata
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Distinct layers of rock
5
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Fossils
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Preserved remains of once-living organisms
6
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Paleontology
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The study of fossils
7
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Structural homology
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The study of similar structures in different species
