The belief that the earth and life on it are only about 6,000 years old came from a Northern Irish Archbishop who applied the scientific method to calculate the age.

Evolution is simply a change in the frequencies of alleles in the gene pool of a population.

Which statement about the fossil record is NOT true?

The concept of ____________ suggested that the earth is constantly subject to shaping and reshaping by natural forces working over vast stretches of time.

___________ results in more favorable genes becoming more frequent in a population over time.

In 1859, Charles Darwin published ____________.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Old World monkeys?

The Galapagos finches provided Darwin with much of the evidence used to suggest that, in a very real sense, nature selects the best adapted varieties in a species to survive and to reproduce.  This process has come to be known as: 

Populations of birds and mammals, including humans, living in warmer climates have more melanin and, therefore, ______________ skin, fur, or feathers.

The evidence for evolution has primarily come from ALL of the following sources EXCEPT: