Across
- 1. the similar body plans of two different organisms
- 5. proposed that organs not used would disappear
- 8. a sequencing of rock layers that supposedly provided a permanent record of the history of he earth and the sequence and rate at which life evolved through its various forms
- 14. an organ that has no apparent function
- 15. belief that all forms of life began from one organism
- 17. measured by the production and survival of its offspring
- 24. present, natural processes to explain the past
- 27. the idea that all was created intelligently
- 33. proponets of this theory believe that the earth is billions of years old and that at particular moments of time, God created new creatures
- 35. a person who believes the three theories of evolution
- 36. measures the decay of a radioactive substance into a nonradioactive substance
- 37. the concept that the environment determines what an individual is
- 38. the overall perspective enabling a person to see and interpret the world
- 39. changes in offspring producing many different forms from a common ancestor
- 40. a person who believes the basics of a Christian worldview
- 41. the practice of breeding two organisms to form a more pure form of that species
- 42. states that the environment may cause certain characteristics to become dominant in a population by allowing organisms with the most suitable traits to survive long enough to reproduce
Down
- 2. when a species of organisms is wiped out entirely
- 3. three theories within one category. Are as follows: 1. Theory of cosmological beginnings 2. Theory of biological evolutional
- 4. the theory that the great flood caused the majority of he fossils
- 6. the belief that only things we can know with confidence are things we can learn through scientific study
- 7. the shapes and contours of the earth's surface
- 9. a mixture of Bible truths and evolutionistic theories
- 10. the makeup of complex organisms
- 11. structure many organs that are similar to in structure and function between two different organisms
- 12. load the number of mutations an organism (or sometimes a gene pool) has
- 13. any direct or indirect evidence of a once-living organism that is embedded or preserved in the earth's crust
- 16. similar environments causing similar traits in unrelated organisms
- 18. the principal that only the strongest and most suited for survival will remain dominant and survive
- 19. the idea that a system must have been designed if it involves a particular pattern and is highly improbable
- 20. states that newer forms of organisms are actually the modified descendants of much older, similar organisms
- 21. the adult stage of life for any organism in
- 22. the period of time before the flood
- 23. the origin of life from nonliving substances
- 25. the thought that there was no designer or evolution
- 26. the belief that there were periods of time when evolution happened rapidly, followed by periods of time when almost no evolution took place
- 28. 1. God made the world and placed humans at the center of that world for the purpose of glorifying Himself 2. the world has fallen into a broken condition because of human sin 3. God is working to redeem this world to himself
- 29. the theory that the seven days of creation were actually seven ages
- 30. a belief that science must be kept free from religious influence
- 31. the process of layering sand and materials to form sedimentary rock
- 32. the idea that interdependent parts and processes could not have developed in gradual steps
- 34. (mutation selection theory)the concept that mutations supplies the variations and that natural selection determines which variations will survive and breed