Chapter 8 Quiz 2 Flashcards
The theory that evolution occurs rapidly at some times and very slowly at others
Punctuated equilibrium
The idea that organisms give rise to newer organisms that have new traits
Descent with modification
These mutations are needed for biological evolution to take place
gain of function mutations
Because a whale’s flipper and a bat’s wing have a similar bone structure, evolutionists call the wing and the flipper ___________ ___________
homologous structures
Evolutionists consider Archaeopteryx a missing link between these two animals
reptiles and birds
The theory of this man was inheritance of acquired characteristics
Lamarck
The theory of this man was mutation theory of evolution
De Vries
The theory of this man was the theory of natural selection
Darwin
The fact that organisms can be placed onto a family tree is _______ _______ proof for evolution
not strong
The layers of fossils in the geologic column had to be laid down ____________
quickly
____________ __________ are the “in-between” organisms that should exist if one kind of organism evolved into another kind of organism.
Transitional forms
Creation and evolution are both a matter of _______
faith
Proponents of ________ _________ believe that life shows evidence of a designer.
intelligent design
