CRST 290 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What does the Bible tell us in Genesis 8:15-17 - Answer -worldwide recolonization "be
fruitful & multiply"
What does baraminology mean? - Answer -bara = create & min = kind
Who introduced baraminology? - Answer -Dr. Frank L Marsh
When was baraminology introduced? - Answer -1941
How does a creationist approach discovering groups? - Answer -1. recognizes
continuity within groups
2. and separation between groups
How did God make life during Creation Week? - Answer -according to kinds
Which biological level does kind fit into? - Answer -family
How many of every kind was put on the ark? - Answer -two
What do the animals do after the flood is over? - Answer -repopulate the world
What is the difference between Ice Age species compared to other members of their
kind? - Answer -they tend to be larger
What were the animals like when they boarded the ark? - Answer -they tended to be
small
What is Cope's Rule? - Answer -noticed that during the post-Flood period many
mammal groups showed larger species over time
Who is Cope? - Answer -an american paleontologist in 1800s
Who is Bergmann? - Answer -a German biologist in 1800s
What is Bermann's Rule? - Answer -noticed species in cold environments were larger
than those of same group in warmer environments
What does Bergmann's Rule explain? - Answer -why groups in cold environments over
time got bigger leading up to the Ice Age
What are the advantages of being big? - Answer -1. lower food requirements
2. slower metabolism
3. easier thermoregulation
, 4. better protected from predators
What is the Ice Age? - Answer -a late post-Flood event where continental glaciers
covered large portions of --
1. N America
2. Greenland
3. N Europe & Asia
4. Antarctica
How did the Ice Age happen? - Answer -1. after the flood warm ocean waters resulted
in high rates of precipitation
2. post-Flood volcanic eruptions cooled the atmosphere
3. most snow fell in continental interiors & polar areas leading to a buildup of glaciers
How do glaciers always flow? - Answer -downhill -- gravity pushes the ice mass forward
Where does melting happen? - Answer -the terminus -- leading edge
What happened as glaciers grew on the continents? - Answer -sea level fell -- about
400 feet compared to today
What happened as global sea level fell? - Answer -coastlines expanded
What is the major corridor between Asia & N america called? - Answer -Benngia
What are evidences that we still exist in the ice age today? - Answer -1. massive
glaciers persist in Greenland & Antarctica
2. Global temperatures are cooler than the pre-Flood or early post-Flood world
3. Climate is much more stable now than during the post-Flood world
What are the 2 main questions about being made in God's image? - Answer -1. How
does Genesis 1-3 relate to history?
2. Were Adam & Eve real individuals?
How does a YEC address human origins? - Answer -- Adam was made of dust of earth
directly by God & Eve was made from Adam's rib
- occurred in Garden 6000-10,000 yrs ago
- actual test & failure
- all humans descended from Adam & Eve
- no pre Adam people
How does an OEC address human origins? - Answer -- Adam was made of dust of
earth directly by God & Eve from Adam's rib
- occurred in Garden 100,000 yrs ago
- actual test & failure
- all humans descended from Adam & Eve
What does the Bible tell us in Genesis 8:15-17 - Answer -worldwide recolonization "be
fruitful & multiply"
What does baraminology mean? - Answer -bara = create & min = kind
Who introduced baraminology? - Answer -Dr. Frank L Marsh
When was baraminology introduced? - Answer -1941
How does a creationist approach discovering groups? - Answer -1. recognizes
continuity within groups
2. and separation between groups
How did God make life during Creation Week? - Answer -according to kinds
Which biological level does kind fit into? - Answer -family
How many of every kind was put on the ark? - Answer -two
What do the animals do after the flood is over? - Answer -repopulate the world
What is the difference between Ice Age species compared to other members of their
kind? - Answer -they tend to be larger
What were the animals like when they boarded the ark? - Answer -they tended to be
small
What is Cope's Rule? - Answer -noticed that during the post-Flood period many
mammal groups showed larger species over time
Who is Cope? - Answer -an american paleontologist in 1800s
Who is Bergmann? - Answer -a German biologist in 1800s
What is Bermann's Rule? - Answer -noticed species in cold environments were larger
than those of same group in warmer environments
What does Bergmann's Rule explain? - Answer -why groups in cold environments over
time got bigger leading up to the Ice Age
What are the advantages of being big? - Answer -1. lower food requirements
2. slower metabolism
3. easier thermoregulation
, 4. better protected from predators
What is the Ice Age? - Answer -a late post-Flood event where continental glaciers
covered large portions of --
1. N America
2. Greenland
3. N Europe & Asia
4. Antarctica
How did the Ice Age happen? - Answer -1. after the flood warm ocean waters resulted
in high rates of precipitation
2. post-Flood volcanic eruptions cooled the atmosphere
3. most snow fell in continental interiors & polar areas leading to a buildup of glaciers
How do glaciers always flow? - Answer -downhill -- gravity pushes the ice mass forward
Where does melting happen? - Answer -the terminus -- leading edge
What happened as glaciers grew on the continents? - Answer -sea level fell -- about
400 feet compared to today
What happened as global sea level fell? - Answer -coastlines expanded
What is the major corridor between Asia & N america called? - Answer -Benngia
What are evidences that we still exist in the ice age today? - Answer -1. massive
glaciers persist in Greenland & Antarctica
2. Global temperatures are cooler than the pre-Flood or early post-Flood world
3. Climate is much more stable now than during the post-Flood world
What are the 2 main questions about being made in God's image? - Answer -1. How
does Genesis 1-3 relate to history?
2. Were Adam & Eve real individuals?
How does a YEC address human origins? - Answer -- Adam was made of dust of earth
directly by God & Eve was made from Adam's rib
- occurred in Garden 6000-10,000 yrs ago
- actual test & failure
- all humans descended from Adam & Eve
- no pre Adam people
How does an OEC address human origins? - Answer -- Adam was made of dust of
earth directly by God & Eve from Adam's rib
- occurred in Garden 100,000 yrs ago
- actual test & failure
- all humans descended from Adam & Eve
