Bio 11 Evolution Part 1

Question 1

What was Darwin&#x27;s most significant observation of Galapagos finches?

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Their beaks were specialized for certain foods

Question 2

How did Thomas Malthus&#x27; observations of overpopulation in London influence Darwin?

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Darwin thought competition also occured in nature

Question 3

The idea that small changes that accumulate from generation to generation is known as...

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descent with modification

Question 4

A tiger&#x27;s stripes provide camouflage to help it sneak up on prey. This is an example of...

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an adaptation

Question 5

Embryology provides evidence for a common ancestor because the embryos of different vertebrate species...

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look very similar

Question 6

James Hutton was the first the propose that Earth was...

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millions of years old

Question 7

The British naturalist who travelled around the world on the HMS Beagle was

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Charles Darwin

Question 8

According to Lamarck's hypothesis of Use and Disuse, an unused body part will...

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get smaller

Question 9

A pigeon pumps iron and develops large wing muscles, then has offspring with large wings. This is an example of...

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Lamarck's hypothesis of Inheritance of Acquired Traits

Question 10

Body parts on closely related organisms that have different functions are called...

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homologous structures

Question 11

The human appendix is an example of a(n)...

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vestigial structure

Question 12

Which of the following provides evidence for Darwin's theory of evolution?

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The fossil record

Question 13

The idea that the environmental factors influence which individuals survive and reproduce is called...

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natural selection

Question 14

Individuals that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. Darwin called this...

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survival of the fittest

Question 15

The development of broccoli from selectively pollinating certain wild mustard plants is an example of...

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artificial selection

Question 16

The idea that all living things came from the same ancestor is known as...

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common descent

Questions 16