L10 Vocabulary

Question 0

Bias

Answer 0

a particular tendency that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice

Question 1

Assumption

Answer 1

something taken for granted; or supposing

Question 2

Deduction

Answer 2

a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, ​​​so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as ​​​mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift

Question 4

Fact

Answer 4

in science, an observation that has been repeatedly confirmed and for all practical purposes is ​​​accepted as “true”

Question 5

Genetic drift

Answer 5

random changes in the frequency of alleles in a gene pool, usually of small populations

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

a tentative statement about the natural world leading to deductions that can be tested

Question 7

Natural selection

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the process by which organisms with traits better suited for an environment will tend to ​​​​survive and reproduce in greater numbers (aka survival of the fittest; variation)

Question 8

Speciation

Answer 8

the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise (secular word)

Question 9

Species

Answer 9

in sexually reproducing organisms, species consist of individuals that can interbreed ​​​​with each other

Question 10

Theistic evolution

Answer 10

views that hold that religious teachings about God are compatible with modern scientific

Question 11

Theory

Answer 11

in science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can ​​​​incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested