Biology Chapter 8

The term worldview could best be defined with the word

• perspective

• opinion

• bias

• feeling

The ideas that are the basis of a person's worldview are called

• feelings

• opinions

• presuppositions

• facts

Which of the following would a Creationist not agree with?

• Genesis is a literal description of Creation

• The Bible is the inspired Word of God

• Science is a means to determine all truth

• The Fall is the cause of all of mankind's problems

Something described as secular would be

• very scholarly

• free from religious influence

• based on Old Testament Scripture

• very unlikely to occur in nature

Evolutionists believe the earth is old because of the physical evidence found in the earth. This is an example of

• a literal interpretation of Genesis 1 and 2

• unbiased interpretation of the evidence

• a nonbiblical worldview

• proven scientific facts

The belief that science is the only path to truth is called

• ontogeny

• anthropology

• scientism

• evolution

A Creationist believes

• the Bible is the inspired Word of God

• the Genesis account of Creation is true when it can be made to fit scientific evidence

• the Genesis account of Creation is a literal description

• a and c

That Adam was able to take care of himself and eat fruit from trees when he was created supports a belief in

• half-life theories of dating

• creation with apparent age

• the ability to date by decay and build-up

• the gap theory

The scientist who developed the doctrine of uniformitarianism was

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Lyell

Who hypothesized that an organ that was not used would disappear from the species?

• Darwin

• deVries

• Lamarck

• Mendel