Module 9

Question 1

Define “microevolution”

Answer 1

The theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform it into a more specialized species of that organism.

Question 2

Define “macroevolution”.

Answer 2

The hypothesis that processes similar to those at work in microevolution can, over eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different type of organism.

Question 3

Define “strata”.

Answer 3

Distinct layers of rock.

Question 4

Define “fossils”.

Answer 4

Preserved remains of once-living organisms.

Question 5

Define “structural homology”.

Answer 5

The study of similar structures in different species.

Question 6

What are the four basic evolutionary data sets?

Answer 6

The geological column, the fossil record, structural homology, and molecular biology.

Question 7

Define “The immutability of species”.

Answer 7

The idea that each individual species on the planet was specially created by God and could never fundamentally change.