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theory of evolution

QuestionAnswer
homosapiens person
neanderthal caveman
fossils physical clues of the past that help determine what happened long ago
trace fossil that is a marking left by an animal. example is a footprint
cast minerals and rocks fill a space left by a decayed organism, they make a replica of the organism
petrified minerals replace wood making a copy of them
imprint thin object falls into sediment can leave an imprint when sediment hardens. example is a leaf
molds organism is buried in sediment and then decays , leaving an empty space. leaving a negative image of organism
relative dating assuming the oldest layers of rock are at the bottom and the youngest layers are towards the top
precambrian 3 by the period of time "life supposedly appeared from non-living material
paleozoic era 542 mya is the era in which amphibians and reptiles "evolved"
cenozoic era 65 mya was the "supposed" beginning of placental mammals and man
prokaryotes first types of cells evolutionists claim to evolve that lack true nucleus
eukaryotes cells supposedly evolved by endosymbiosis
cambrian explosion fossils of a variety of phyla all fully formed in the bottom layer of the geologic column which causes problems for evolutionists
reproductive isolation populations being isolated due to for example mating calls are different
speciation members of similar populations no longer interbreed to produce fertile offspring within their natural habitat
disruptive selection favors either extreme variation
directional selection favors one extreme variation of a trait
stablizing selection favors average variation individuals
population # of organisms in a specific area
camouflage ability to blend
evolve to go from 1 organism to another
natrual selection mechanism for change in a population
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