Chapter 15 Review: Darwin's Theory of Evolution

Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment

Which tortoise might survive more successfully on Hood Island? Why?

James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work suggested that

Darwin observed that instead of being perfect and unchanging, individuals in a species show________.

According to the diagram, how does the number of toes of Mesohippus compare with those of Equus, the modern hearse.

When Darwin returned from the voyage of the Beagle, he

When a farmer breeds only his/her best livestock, the process involved is

Does the diagram show that all species get much larger as they evolve?

What differences are apparent in the bodies of the 3 tortoises shown in the diagram?

When babies are born faster than people are dying, the size of the population_______.

The idea that only famine, disease, war, could prevent the endless growth of human pop. was presented by

1 scientist who attempted to explain how rock layers form & change over time was

Lamarck's theory of evo. includes the concept that new organs in a species appear as a result of

How did the size of the head change as the hearse evolved? 

An adaptation is an inherited characteristics that can be

Darwin was prompted to publish his theory of evolution by

Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that

According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, all species on Earth are united by____.

Which statement is in agreement with Darwin's theory of evolution?

Darwin proposed that natural selection takes place as individuals best suited to the_______survive and reproduce.

The # & location of bones of many fossil verte. are similar to those living verte. Most bio. would explain this based on

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have

On the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin observed

Veg. on Hood Island is hard to get. How might veg. have affected the evolution of Hood Island tortoise?

In 1859, Darwin published his revolutionary scientific ideas in a work entitled

Darwin began to formulate his concept of evo. by natural selection after

The species of tor. that Darwin found on the Galapagos islands showed diff. structural adapt. 1 of the adapt that Darwin

Darwin's concept of evolution was NOT influenced by

In the 1800s, Charles Lyell emphasized that

Darwin's theory of evolution is based on the ideas of

Darwin viewed the fossil record as

Lamarck proposed that organisms

What did Darwin learn from reading the work of Hutton and Lyell?

According to Darwin’s theory of evolution,________change over time.

When lions prey on a herd of antelope, some antelope are killed & some escape. Which part of Darwin's concept used here?

The economist Thomas Malthus suggested that

The hypothesis that species change over time by natural selection was proposed by

During the voyage on the Beagle, Charles Darwin made many observations

According to the diagram, how did the body size of the hearse change during its evolution?

Hutton and Lyell held similar views about Earth’s age. Both thought that Earth was____of years old.

Although his idea was incorrect, Lamarck was one of the first people to propose a scientific explanation for_______.

Which concept is NOT included in the modern theory of evolution?

Hutton thought that rocks from the sea floor could be pushed up very high to form____.

In humans, the pelvis & femur are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis & femur shown in

Darwin concluded that in similar environments around the world,___could produce similar structures in unrelated species.

According to Lamarck, evolution resulted from the inheritance of______traits.

People of Darwin's time understood that fossils