Module 9 Definitions

The idea that each individuals species on the planet was specially created by God and can never fundamentally change.

The theory that natural selection can, over time, take an organism and transform it into a more specialized species of that organism.

The hypothesis that the same processes which work in microevolution can, over eons of time, transform an organism into a completely different kind of organism.

Distinct layers of rock.

Preserved remains of once living organism.

The study of similar structures (bones or organs, for example) in different species.