Chapter 22 Flashcards
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Super imposed layers of rock
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Strata
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Evolution
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Descent with modification
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The study of fossils
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Paleontology
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The principle that events in the past occurred suddenly and were caused by mechanisms different from those operating in the present
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Catastrophism
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Mechanisms of change are constant over time
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Uniformitarianism
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Inherited characteristics of organisms that enhance their survival and reproduction in specific environments
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Adaptations
