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Apologia Biology - Module 9 : Evolution - Part Scientific Theory, Part Unconfirmed Hypothesis
Vocabulary from Module 9, from Apologia's High School Biology Course Exploring Creation With Biology, by Dr. Jay Wile and Marilyn F. Durnell
Flashcards for more chapters are on the class page. Here is the address: http://www.quia.com/pages/biologyflashcards.html
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| Fossils | Preserved remains of once-living organisms |
| Macroevolution | The hypothesis that the same processes which work in microevolution can, over eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism |
| Microevolution | The theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform it into a more specialized species of that organism |
| Strata | Distinct layers of rock |
| Structual Homology | The study of similar structures (bones or organs, for example) in different species |
| The Immutability of Species | The idea that each individual species on the planet was specially created by God and could never fundamentally change |
| Intermediate Links | A series of fossils that supposedly demonstrate how one species slowly evolved into another species |
| Place where Darwin did most of the work which led to his hypothesis of evolution | The HMS Beagle |
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