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Apologia Bio Mod 9
Definitions for Apologia Biology - Module #9 (2nd Edition)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| immutability of species | the idea that each individual species on the planet was specially created by God and could never fundamentally change |
| microevolution | the theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform into a more specialized species of that organism |
| macroevolution | the hypothesis that processes similar to those at work in microevolution can, over eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism |
| strata | distinct layers of rock |
| fossils | preserved remains of once-living organisms |
| paleontology | the study of fossils |
| structural homology | the study of similar structures in different species |