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10 Cards in this Set
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According to Darwin's ideas, the fossil record should be full of ____ forms connecting different kinds of organisms.
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transitional
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The sudden appearance of a great variety of living things in the fossil record is the ____.
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Cambrian explosion
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The study of fossils is called _____.
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paleontology
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Change within a particular kind of organism caused by variation within the gene pool is ____.
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speciation
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Evolutionists attempt to determine the age of rocks using what method ____ dating.
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radiometric
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An argument that is based on the assumption it attempts to prove is _____ reasoning.
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circular
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An unusual fossil bird that is often incorrectly used by evolutionists as a missing link between reptiles and birds is _____.
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Archaeopteryx
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The hypothetical arrangement of fossils allegedly demonstrating evolution in the fossil record is the ____.
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geologic column
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The unusual lobe-finned fish once regarded as the ancestor of amphibians but discovered alive in 1938 is the ____.
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coelacanth
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Evolutionary hypothesis stating that evolution occurs in the sudden spurts followed by long periods without noticeable change is the _____ hypothesis.
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punctuated equilibrium
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