Module #9:Evlution: Part Scientific Theory, Part Unconfirmed Hypothesis Flashcards
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Microevolution
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The theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transom it into a more specialized species of that organism
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The Immutability of species
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The idea that each individual species on the planet was specifically created by God and could never fundamentally change
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Macroecolution
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The hypothesis that processes similar to those at work in microevolution can, over time eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism
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Strata
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Distinct layers of rock
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Fossils
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Preserved remains of once living organisms
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Paleontology
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The study of fossils
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Structural Homology
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The study of similar structures in different species.
