ABEKA Biology Test 7
French scientist who founded the science of comparative anatomy - Answer-George Cuvier
British naturalist who wrote "The Origin of Species" and "The Descent of Man" - Answer-Charles Darwin
special problem-solving method employed by scientists - Answer-the scientific method
18th-century British theologian who argued that living things show clear evidence of design - Answer-
William Paley
An experiment in which all factors are identical except the one being tested - Answer-controlled
fossil bird with unusual feathers that is often incorrectly cited as a missing link between birds and
reptiles - Answer-Archaeopteryx
a fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "age" of a rock layer containing it - Answer-index
the "science" founded by some of Darwin's followers of selectively breeding humans to produce a
"master race" - Answer-eugenics
, if you conducted an experiment involving meat in three jars: two covered with different materials, and
one uncovered, the uncovered jar was the __________ group - Answer-control
remains or impressions of plants, animals, or humans preserved in rock - Answer-fossils
The idea that all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from preexisting cells -
Answer-cell theory
Reasoning from specific events in nature to their general causes is ___________. - Answer-inductive
reasoning
changes within a particular kind of organism due to variations in the gene pool - Answer-speculation
The idea that evolution occurs in sudden spurts followed by long periods without noticeable change -
Answer-punctuated equilibrium
The principle that animals or plants well suited to their environment are more likely to survive than
organisms poorly suited to their environment - Answer-natural selection
The belief that living things come from nonliving things - Answer-spontaneous generation
British physiologist noted for his studies of the heart and the circulation of the blood - Answer-William
Harvey
Greek philosopher who taught that intellect is the highest form of reality - Answer-Aristotle
French scientist who founded the science of comparative anatomy - Answer-George Cuvier
British naturalist who wrote "The Origin of Species" and "The Descent of Man" - Answer-Charles Darwin
special problem-solving method employed by scientists - Answer-the scientific method
18th-century British theologian who argued that living things show clear evidence of design - Answer-
William Paley
An experiment in which all factors are identical except the one being tested - Answer-controlled
fossil bird with unusual feathers that is often incorrectly cited as a missing link between birds and
reptiles - Answer-Archaeopteryx
a fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "age" of a rock layer containing it - Answer-index
the "science" founded by some of Darwin's followers of selectively breeding humans to produce a
"master race" - Answer-eugenics
, if you conducted an experiment involving meat in three jars: two covered with different materials, and
one uncovered, the uncovered jar was the __________ group - Answer-control
remains or impressions of plants, animals, or humans preserved in rock - Answer-fossils
The idea that all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from preexisting cells -
Answer-cell theory
Reasoning from specific events in nature to their general causes is ___________. - Answer-inductive
reasoning
changes within a particular kind of organism due to variations in the gene pool - Answer-speculation
The idea that evolution occurs in sudden spurts followed by long periods without noticeable change -
Answer-punctuated equilibrium
The principle that animals or plants well suited to their environment are more likely to survive than
organisms poorly suited to their environment - Answer-natural selection
The belief that living things come from nonliving things - Answer-spontaneous generation
British physiologist noted for his studies of the heart and the circulation of the blood - Answer-William
Harvey
Greek philosopher who taught that intellect is the highest form of reality - Answer-Aristotle
