BIOL 201 - Exam 1 (guided reading questions) With Complete Solutions

Hypothesis vs. Theory correct answer: Hypothesis- can be tested but not yet accepted as fact Theory- well-tested explanation for natural world that is accepted as fact (pattern and process components) Mystery of mysteries correct answer: Where do species come from and how have they come to be so well adapted to their environments? Theory of Special Creation correct answer: Process-- life was created by a supernatural deity, was created in its current state, and has not changed since Pattern-- species are young, created independently, and static No prediction for geography of species- God places them where He decides **can't be tested Disproving the theory of special creation correct answer: - Uniformitarianism & radiometric dating: this world is old - Geographic relationships: adjacent species w/o geographic barrier are more similar, regardless of similar climate - Homology: why would homologous structures exist if species were created independently? - Law of succession: living species tend to resemble the fossilizes species in the same area - Fact of extinction: species are NOT static - Vestigial traits: why do these struc