Abeka 8th Grade Science Quiz 14

punctuated equilibrium

The evolutionary idea that new kinds of organisms came about over a short period of time and then remained unchanged for a long time is ______________.

Archaeopteryx

The fossil bird that evolutionist often represent as a link between reptiles and birds is _____________.

natural selection

The foundation of Darwin's hypothesis of evolution was_______________.

Ramapithecus

ape formerly believed to be an early link in the supposed genealogy of man?

Peking man

human fossil that was found in China and lost during WWII?

Lucy

most famous australopithecus name?

homo habilis

name which means "handy man"?

Neanderthal Man

supposed "early human" who had rickets, a deficiency of vitamin d?

Cambrian explosion

the sudden appearance of animals in the fossil record is the _____________.

homo erectus

upright man is known as?