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The immutability of species |
The idea that each individual species on the planet was specifically created by God and could never fundamentally change |
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Microevolution |
The theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform it into a more specialized species of that organism |
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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 |
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Strata |
Distinct layers of rock |
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Fossils |
Preserved remains of once living organisms |
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Structural homology |
The study of similar structures(bones or organs for example) in different species |
