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BIO 250 Exam 1 – Questions & A+ Solutions
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Name 6 ways to treat Ophelia 1. Seek out great teachers
syndrome 2. Dare to know and trust yourself
3. Learn to live w/ uncertainty
4. Practice dialectical thinking
5. Foster idle thinking
6. Plan to step out of bounds
Why are members of the church NOT 1. They believe in Ex nihilo creation which was
creationists? specifically rejected by Joseph Smith
2. They believe in biblical literalism which is literal
interpretation of Time Periods/Eve
3. They believe in Biblical exclusivity which excludes
revelatory sources and scientific investigation
4. They believe the Bible is a comprehensive source
which is at odds w/ other revealed scriptures like
Moses and Abraham.
Who provides official church Prophet (first presidency)
doctrine?
, KNOW the TIMELINE of the History of 1. First Presidency and President Joseph F Smith
the Church and Evolution appoint a committee to prepare a statement on the
Origin of Man
2. The Statement is Published in the Improvement Era
over the signature of the First Presidency
- Adam took upon himself "an appropriate body"
- Anti-evolution tone is clear, but no explicit rejection
of evolution
3. Priesthood Quorum Table - Response to "high
priests quorums" regarding the origin of Adam's
body, they came up with 3 options:
1. Divinely directed evolution
2. Interplanetary transport
3. "Born here in mortality as other mortals have been"
- BUT there is no literal interpretation form Genesis
4. First presidency Christmas message - "our religion
is not hostile to real science. That which is
demonstrated we accept w/ joy."
5. Improvement Era editorial - Invites (BYU) biologists
to focus on pest control and not the origin of life.
Suggests evolution is 'more or less a fallacy' but poi
What were the 3 options given 1. Divinely directed evolution
regarding the origin of Adam's body? 2. Interplanetary transport
What was the final decision in regards 3. "Born here in mortality as other mortals have been"
to the creation of Adam's body?
There is no literal interpretation from Genesis
Give the 7 observations in biology and 1. Nested hierarchical structure of life - Aristotle
geology 2. Evidence for Extinction - Cuvier
Give the person who introduced that 3. Succession of fossil types - Lyell
observation (if there is one) 4. Geographical relationships of similar species -
Sarawak & Wallace
5. Shared embryonic features - Haeckel
6. Common 'design blueprints' for structures w/
different functions - Owen
7. Vestigial organs in many species, aka atavisms
BIO 250 Exam 1 – Questions & A+ Solutions
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Terms in this set (44)
Name 6 ways to treat Ophelia 1. Seek out great teachers
syndrome 2. Dare to know and trust yourself
3. Learn to live w/ uncertainty
4. Practice dialectical thinking
5. Foster idle thinking
6. Plan to step out of bounds
Why are members of the church NOT 1. They believe in Ex nihilo creation which was
creationists? specifically rejected by Joseph Smith
2. They believe in biblical literalism which is literal
interpretation of Time Periods/Eve
3. They believe in Biblical exclusivity which excludes
revelatory sources and scientific investigation
4. They believe the Bible is a comprehensive source
which is at odds w/ other revealed scriptures like
Moses and Abraham.
Who provides official church Prophet (first presidency)
doctrine?
, KNOW the TIMELINE of the History of 1. First Presidency and President Joseph F Smith
the Church and Evolution appoint a committee to prepare a statement on the
Origin of Man
2. The Statement is Published in the Improvement Era
over the signature of the First Presidency
- Adam took upon himself "an appropriate body"
- Anti-evolution tone is clear, but no explicit rejection
of evolution
3. Priesthood Quorum Table - Response to "high
priests quorums" regarding the origin of Adam's
body, they came up with 3 options:
1. Divinely directed evolution
2. Interplanetary transport
3. "Born here in mortality as other mortals have been"
- BUT there is no literal interpretation form Genesis
4. First presidency Christmas message - "our religion
is not hostile to real science. That which is
demonstrated we accept w/ joy."
5. Improvement Era editorial - Invites (BYU) biologists
to focus on pest control and not the origin of life.
Suggests evolution is 'more or less a fallacy' but poi
What were the 3 options given 1. Divinely directed evolution
regarding the origin of Adam's body? 2. Interplanetary transport
What was the final decision in regards 3. "Born here in mortality as other mortals have been"
to the creation of Adam's body?
There is no literal interpretation from Genesis
Give the 7 observations in biology and 1. Nested hierarchical structure of life - Aristotle
geology 2. Evidence for Extinction - Cuvier
Give the person who introduced that 3. Succession of fossil types - Lyell
observation (if there is one) 4. Geographical relationships of similar species -
Sarawak & Wallace
5. Shared embryonic features - Haeckel
6. Common 'design blueprints' for structures w/
different functions - Owen
7. Vestigial organs in many species, aka atavisms
