Test Answers

Which of the following worldviews holds to a strictly evolutionary view of the universe's origin?

• naturalistic worldview

• new spirituality worldview

• Christian worldview

• naturalistic and new spirituality

The French scientist Louis Pasteur was able to reinforce which scientific theory with his microscope?

• the theory of abiogenesis

• the theory of biogenesis

• the theory of natural selection

• the theory of evolution

Which of the following show(s) intelligent design?

• flagellum

• human eye

• single-cell organism

• personal behavior

Francesco Redi performed an experiment using . . .

• bacteria to show that even microorganisms do not arise suddenly on their own.

• DNA to prove the theory of intelligent design.

• finches to prove the theory of evolution.

• rotting food and mud to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation.

The finches with differing-sized beaks that Darwin discovered are an example of:

• macroevolution

• adaptation

• microevolution

• microevolution and adaptation

The biblical phrase “of the same kind” reinforces that new species could not be formed by

• natural selection

• macroevolution

• microevolution

• all of the above

Evolution has been proven by fossil evidence.

• T

• F

Neo-Darwinism is the evolutionary theory that species evolved very quickly over short periods of time.

• True

• False

If it takes human intelligence to produce the massive information found in the encyclopedia, then, by analogy, the information found in DNA must also have an intelligent cause.

• True

• False

What if scientists could create life from nonliving life in a lab? Would that show that life could be created without intelligent design or intervention?

• Yes, it would show life can be created without intelligent design.

• No, because it took intelligent scientists to intervene

• It depends on the method used in the lab.

• It is impossible to create life from nonliving matter.