Chapter 5.1 Creation and Science Flashcards

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_____ _____, a British philosopher and Christian apologist, published “Natural Theology” in 1802

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WILLIAM PALEY

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______ _____ is the study of similarities and differences in the body and structures of different organisms

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COMPARATIVE ANATOMY

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The similarity of structure between bodies is called ____

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HOMOLOGY

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____ ____ means that information should have a meaning and cannot occur by chance

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SPECIFIED COMPLEXITY

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Many evolutionists believe that evolution occurs by ____, sudden, permanent, random changes in an organism’s DNA; however ____s destroy information and therefore cannot cause evolution

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MUTATION

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_____ ____ states that a type of of organism that is better able to survive in its environment than another type of organism will survive and become predominant

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NATURAL SELECTION

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Change within a particular kind of organism caused by variations in the gene pool is called ____

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SPECIATION

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______ is another term for evolution, the development of all life from a common ancestor

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MACROEVOLUTION

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