Are modern organisms different from organisms of the past?

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Answer 1

Answer: One of the most convincing arguments for evolution is the nature of the fossil record. In many of the fossil layers there are strange flora and fauna unlike any seen today, and very few of the fossil plants and animals found in these layers are similar to modern organisms. This convinces many people that evolution must be true, because only a change in life forms could explain how the fossils are so different from modern organisms, and such changes would take many millions of years.

How can one explain this feature of the fossil record in a creationist framework, especially from a young earth viewpoint? If life has only existed on earth for six thousand years or so, how can life forms have changed so much?

There is a very simple answer to this question. Consider the plants and animals found in temperate climates, such as in the United States. Compare them to the plants and animals found in the Amazon jungle, or in a swampy region of the United States, or in the African Savannah. There will be very few similarities. Probably very few of the birds, flowers, trees, et cetera from temperate climates will be found in the Amazon jungle. And probably very few plants and animals from the Amazon jungle will be found in the African Savannah. It is hard to believe that such different ecologies could exist at the same time on the same planet, but it is so.

This explains how the ecology in fossil layers can differ so much from that on earth today. Differences in climate and ecology explain the different kinds of organisms found in the past and today. The existence of giant insects and birds suggests that something was very different in the past. Perhaps the air pressure was higher and some past catastrophe caused much of the earth's atmosphere to be lost to space. Perhaps the composition of the atmosphere was somewhat different. In addition, the fierce dinosaurs would have made life difficult for any modern mammals, which explains their absence from fossil layers containing dinosaurs. Only some very small mammals that can hide in cracks in rocks could have co-existed with the dinosaurs.

Then what happened to all those ancient animals? Some died due to changes in climate, some died due to natural catastrophes, and some died due to human hunting. Also, some changes took place by evolution and adaptation; evolution proceeds most rapidly when populations are very large and conditions change drastically. In fact, under the right conditions, "evolution" (within limits) can take place very fast.

So where were the humans and modern animals in ancient times? They may have been living in higher altitudes where the climate was cooler and drier and the air pressure was less. Thus they would be less likely to have been covered and fossilized during the flood. In addition, the animals that existed in past ages may have been somewhat different than those we know today, due to the evolution and adaptation that has taken place since then.

Therefore the unusual plants and animals found in fossil layers, and the comparative lack of modern organisms in most fossil layers, is not a problem for creationism, not even for young earth creationism.

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Answer 2

Answer:

One of the most convincing arguments for evolution is the nature of the fossil record. In many of the fossil layers there are strange flora and fauna unlike any seen today, and very few of the fossil plants and animals found in these layers are similar to modern organisms. This convinces many people that evolution must be true, because only a change in life forms could explain how the fossils are so different from modern organisms, and such changes would take many millions of years.

How can one explain this feature of the fossil record in a creationist framework, especially from a young earth viewpoint? If life has only existed on earth for six thousand years or so, how can life forms have changed so much?

There is a very simple answer to this question. Consider the plants and animals found in temperate climates, such as in the United States. Compare them to the plants and animals found in the Amazon jungle, or in a swampy region of the United States, or in the African Savannah. There will be very few similarities. Probably very few of the birds, flowers, trees, et cetera from temperate climates will be found in the Amazon jungle. And probably very few plants and animals from the Amazon jungle will be found in the African Savannah. It is hard to believe that such different ecologies could exist at the same time on the same planet, but it is so.

This explains how the ecology in fossil layers can differ so much from that on earth today. Differences in climate and ecology explain the different kinds of organisms found in the past and today. The existence of giant insects and birds suggests that something was very different in the past. Perhaps the air pressure was higher and some past catastrophe caused much of the earth's atmosphere to be lost to space. Perhaps the composition of the atmosphere was somewhat different. In addition, the fierce dinosaurs would have made life difficult for any modern mammals, which explains their absence from fossil layers containing dinosaurs. Only some very small mammals that can hide in cracks in rocks could have co-existed with the dinosaurs.

Then what happened to all those ancient animals? Some died due to changes in climate, some died due to natural catastrophes, and some died due to human hunting. Also, some changes took place by evolution and adaptation; evolution proceeds most rapidly when populations are very large and conditions change drastically. In fact, under the right conditions, "evolution" (within limits) can take place very fast.

So where were the humans and modern animals in ancient times? They may have been living in higher altitudes where the climate was cooler and drier and the air pressure was less. Thus they would be less likely to have been covered and fossilized during the flood. In addition, the animals that existed in past ages may have been somewhat different than those we know today, due to the evolution and adaptation that has taken place since then.

Therefore the unusual plants and animals found in fossil layers, and the comparative lack of modern organisms in most fossil layers, is not a problem for creationism, not even for young earth creationism.

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Why might the English government have agreed to send debtors to the New World?

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Answer:

i think it is the third answer

Explanation:

Answer: The Colonies needed more workers

Explanation: They needed to send people here so they could work.

What was the effect of the Hebrews’ return to Canaan on the Canaanites? The Canaanites tried to coexist in Canaan with the Hebrews. The Canaanites allied with the Philistines against the Hebrews. The Hebrew people took over Canaanite lands through conflict. The Hebrew people divided Canaanite territory by ethnic groups.

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I believe it is C. The Hebrew people took over Canaanite lands through conflict

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C.

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Ogelthorpe's plan did not work as he had expected it to. His plan was to send debtors to work plantations in the colonies instead of sending them to jail. Ogelthorpe also created rules that stated "no one person could own too much land and, alacahol and slavery were banned."  Even though those rules were in place some colonists did find ways to get lots of land as well as bring alcahol and slaves into the colony.  As satated in the passage, "Ogelthorpe had also origanlly wanted to make products that were in high demand in England, such as silk, but soon found that Georgias cilimate was not good for such products."  According to the text corn, rice, tobacco, and indigo became major cash crops since Georgia had a good climate for growing such produce.

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It’s because in the passage it says that 50,000 depters were doing work so then they built things so that people can go to their work quicker by road I’m sorry if wrong bc I’m going of the top of my head from my work 3 months ago so sorry if not correct

I need help with this.

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Answer:

Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk Turks, Ottoman Empire.

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Which of the following is true about fossil fuels?
A. Most of them will run out in less than 100 years.
B. They do not produce large amounts of pollution.
C. They can be renewed as we use them.
D. They can only be used as fuel for vehicles.

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Answer:

a

Explanation:

A

Fossil fuels are non renewable sources which means once they run out there’s no more. Since we use them so fast they’re going to run out

Can you please answer these question? I will give you brainly if you answer all and 5 starts.
List the states that passed laws between 1783 and 1804 to gradually end slavery.
What did Daniel Shays and his followers do in 1786?
List 2 reasons for the post war depression.
Economic troubles hit farmers hard. What did they want the government to do to help those in debt?

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Answer:

Here's the answer.

Explanation:

Answer 1 for Question 1 :

Just before the Civil War, there were 19 free states and 15 slave states. During the war slavery was abolished in some of these jurisdictions, and the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in December of 1865, finally abolished slavery throughout the United States.

Answer 2 for Question 2:

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades; the fight took place mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787

Answer 3 for Question 3:

The Great Depression of the late 1920s and ’30s remains the longest and most severe economic downturn in modern history. Lasting almost 10 years (from late 1929 until about 1939) and affecting nearly every country in the world, it was marked by steep declines in industrial production and in prices (deflation), mass unemployment, banking panics, and sharp increases in rates of poverty and homelessness. In the United States, where the effects of the depression were generally worst, between 1929 and 1933 industrial production fell nearly 47 percent, gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 30 percent, and unemployment reached more than 20 percent.

Answer 4 for Question 4:

These were tough times on the farms. The Federal government passed a bill to help the farmers. ... The government passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933 which set limits on the size of the crops and herds farmers could produce. Those farmers that agreed to limit production were paid a subsidy.

Answer:

1. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Ohio.  

2. In August 1786, Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led an armed rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts to protest what he perceived as the unjust economic policies and political corruption of the Massachusetts state legislature.

3. Shift from war production to peacetime production. Wars are costly but also profitable and one of the biggest causes of a post-war depression is that the built in economy of war is gone.

4. President Hoover's administration tried to support farmers by providing them better credit and then by buying farm produce to stabilize the prices.

Explanation:

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Do you think Texans had some valid reasons for seceeding from the Union
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Answer:

The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, to the presidency of the United States and fears that Republican control of the executive branch would threaten slavery and the traditional rights and liberties of Americans precipitated the secession crisis in Texas and elsewhere.

Explanation:

yes they had some valid reasons but that doesn't mean it still wasn't illegal

Answer:

The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, to the presidency of the United States and fears that Republican control of the executive branch would threaten slavery and the traditional rights and liberties of Americans precipitated the secession crisis in Texas and elsewhere.

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Small pyramids with temples at the entrance.
What evidence shows how ancient Egyptian culture influenced the (Blocked word) civilization? Choose three correct answers.

The (blocked word) developed a separate religion.
The (blocked word) built pyramids similar to the Egyptians’.
The (blocked word) developed a religion that worshipped Amon and other gods.
The (blocked word) created iron weapons using resources from Egypt.
The (blocked word) were led by a pharaoh.

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Answer:

B

C

E

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30 POINTS! Make a generalization about whether Anne Hutchinson was a role model or a trouble-maker. Use details from the passage to help explain your answer.

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While the Puritan society viewed Anne Hutchinson as a trouble-maker, she should be viewed as a role model. The passage explains that she was a leader in a society where women were not considered leaders. She also encouraged people to think for themselves and interpret the Bible in their own way. Although some people didn’t agree with her, what she was doing was not harming Puritan society. The end of the passage explains why some people may think of Anne Hutchinson as a trouble-maker. However, these claims have nothing to do with what she did. The passage states that puritans had to have strict rules to survive, but Anne Hutchinson’s encouragement to think for oneself does not break any rules that are put in place in order for the Puritans to survive. They were just angry that people weren’t thinking in the same way as them. Anne Hutchinson was most definitely a role model. She inspired people to lead regardless of gender and taught people to think for themselves.

3. How did the rise of Italian city-states help lead to the Renaissance?

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Answer:

The wealth of the Italian city-state played an important role in the Renaissance. This wealth allowed prominent families to support artists, scientists, and philosophers spurring on new ideas and artistic movements. Florence is where the Renaissance first began. you can try this.

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World War Iwas like no other war because both sides used new inventions such as deadly poison gas, heavily armed vehicles called tanks, and machine guns that could fire 600 bullets a minute.


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Answer: many people died in the war. People didn’t have food didn’t know we’re to hide the war is dangerous

Explanation:

lots of disadvantages so true i believe

The government cannot deprive you of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. What amendment is that?

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Answer:

The 4th

Explanation:

The Fourth Amendment bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.

Just looked it up it’s actuly the 14th amendment


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What made land routes to Asia dangerous to travel in 1492?
O the spread of disease
O bands of thieves
O poorly established routes
O hostile Ottoman warriors

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Answer:  band of thieves

Explanation:  hostile ottoman warriors made the land routes dangerous to travel to ... Here is why the Ottoman Warriors were not around during 1492 I believe. ... years is that bands of thieves would camp along trade routes on land

Answer:

I would say: Bands of thieves

Explanation:

First of all, the spread of disease shouldn't really affect a land route. Second, poorly established routes weren't affecting the travelers to an extent of DANGER.

Third, hostile Ottoman warriors probably wouldn't be around land routes...but bands of thieves are highly likely. What better opportunity to snag travelers' possessions?

1. When the Green Mountain Boys defeated Burgoyne's forces at the supply base, what did Burgoyne do?
A. Retreated to Saratoga, New York
B. Retreated to Albany , New York
C. Retreated to Fort Ticonderoga
D. Retreated to Pennsylvania
2.Who won the Battle Of Saratoga?
A. General Burgoyne
B. General Gates
C. General Howe
D. Benedict Arnold

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Answer:

1. B

2. D

Explanation:

Answer:

A. Retreated to Saratoga, New York

B. General Gates

Explanation:

100% certain on the first question, however, Benedict Arnold and General Gates both fought at Saratoga. Although Arnold did all of the fighting, General Gates has surrendered to, and thus he won the Battle.

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Answer:

What is the importance of ancestors in Chinese culture?

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Does anyone know if there are any celebrations/festivals during Hanukkah?

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Answer:

i believe there is a parade for Hanukkah my friend said she went to one

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The Constitution gave special protection to minority rights. Why?
A. Because the need for all rights to be looked after in a majority rule system
B. Because of the need for the consent of the governed
C. Because the minority usually loses the right to vote
D. Because this is how a representative government works

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Answer:

The answer for this question is A

What are some other geographical features that have limited settlement and migration of people in history?

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Lack of flat terrain, hills, not having a constant water source, desert.

Answer:

Settlement- Food and water source. Migration- Mountains, oceans, valleys.

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The two major types of producers on the prairie are:

A. short and tall grasses
B. insects and birds
C. grasses and wild flowers
D. worms and grasses

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C. grasses and wild flowers
The two major types of producers on the prairie are... the answer is C

Why did many not consider the emancipation proclamation as legal based on the wording?


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Answer:

From the first day of the Civil War, slaves had acted to secure their own liberty. The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed that the insistance that the war for the union must become a war for freedom. It added moral force to the union cause and strengthened them through the military as well as politically.

Explanation:

Becaus of Liberty and the right to freedom

Why does Jesus avoid the big towns and cities during his preaching?

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he avoided them because he didn’t want to draw in much attention

When Jesus was preaching, he avoided the major cities and towns because he didn't want to attract much attention.

What are cities?

A city is a large human community. It can be defined as a permanent wave and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have across-the-board systems for housing, transportation, sanitization,

Jesus occasionally turned His back on people who sought more of Him. Other times, He withdrew for His own rejuvenation and refreshment or for His own safety. The crucial point is that Jesus refused to let the demands, cries, rebukes, or indifference of others divert Him from the task assigned to Him by His heavenly Father.

Utilities, land use, and production of goods. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution.

Therefore, Jesus stayed away from the larger cities and towns when he was preaching because he didn't want to draw too much attention.

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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the First Amendment are similar because they both
A. were ratified by all thirteen original states.

B. served as a model for the Bill of Rights.

C. protect individual beliefs and opinions.

D. name our natural rights.

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I also think the answer is C.

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
Sam Houston used military force to stop Texans’ attempts at joining the Confederacy.
b.
Sam Houston refused to declare allegiance to the Confederacy.
c.
Sam Houston was dedicated to both Texas and the Union.
d.
Sam Houston tried to take legislative steps to avoid Texas’ secession from the Union.

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Answer:

A.

Explanation:

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Answer:

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Without copying and pasting, answer these 2 questions,.
1. Briefly summarize the Stamp Act
2. Briefly summarize how the patriots reacted to the Stamp Act.
Will give brainliest, please do not answer random characters or you will be reported.

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The stamp act is what started the creation of stamps and the tax on them and the patriots hated the stamp act and has a really terrible reaction

How do you think the location of Monte Albán helped the Zapotec defend themselves from their enemies?

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Answer:

Why do you think the Olmec and Zapotec civilizations developed along coastal areas

For fertile soil, fishing, and less active low lands

Explanation:

People often raise defenses in wars. How the location of Monte Alban helped the Zapotec defend themselves from their enemies is that;

It was situated at the top of a mountain which help them to see their enemies before they attack.

Monte Alban

This is known as a very High place atop a mountain, it is the center of the Oaxaca Valley, the Zapotec were known to have built this as the first real urban center in the America.

It is important as the location helped the Zapotec defend themselves against all their enemies

The city's rulers were known to have leveled the top of the mountain and they created or build pyramids, palaces, etc.

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What did the Greeks believe about people's capabilities?They were more interested in trade than in government.



They were intelligent but were unable to agree on how to govern themselves.


They had the ability to choose and run good governments.



They would live in chaos without strict rules

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They had ability to choose and run good governments

Answer:

They had ability to choose and run good governments

Overall, are these laws regarding property just?
you have to explain the answer.

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How did the environment affect the development of early African societies? Choose four correct answers.
People tended to settle along the banks of major rivers.
People farmed crops, herded animals, and hunted and fished.
People were only able to live for a short time in one place.
Natural disasters occurred often, making it difficult to maintain farmland.
Housing was made from natural resources.
Tools and weapons were made from animal bones, stones, and metals

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Answer:

People hold less money and more bonds. Artistic traditions do not change over time, thus remaining true to that community. It led to wealth creation and opportunities for African society to expand and grow.

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The environment affects the development of early African societies Because African societies hold less money and more bonds are been there in it,

What is the development?

Development is a process that fosters expansion, advancement, and good change in the economic, environmental, social, and demographic aspects without depleting the environment's natural resources. All projects must need approval, but because they all have varying degrees of influence, they are divided into three categories. Complying,

The People hold less money and more bonds. Artistic traditions do not change over time, thus remaining true to that community. It led to wealth creation and opportunities for African society to expand and grow.

Therefore, To the effect of environmental development,  More bonds are there.

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Which religious ritual involves a Muslim pilgrimage?

1. Lent

2. Vaisakhi

3. Easter

4. Diwali

5. Hajj

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Answer:

Hajj

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Who were the rulers of Cuba and The Philippines prior to The Spanish American War?

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Answer:

spanish and american

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