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Duplicate of Evolution- evidence for and historical figures
Duplicate of Evolution- evidence for and historical figures
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This a supplement for an Andrew Baca's ESL Biology class.
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Who supported the idea that evolutionary changes occurred because there as a need for them?
Lamarck
Lyell
Darwin
Cuvier
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Evolutionary changes within a species are referred to as microevolution.
True
False
3
How did Georges Cuvier account for extinctions in nature?
random
slow adaptation of organisms
Extinctions never occur
catastrophic events
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This picture supports evolution as it is evidence of .....
variation
homologous structure
vestigial structure
analagous structure
5
Gill slits and a tail in the early development of an embryo indicates its future as a fish.
False
True
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Prezygotic isolating mechanisms include all of the following except:
physical separation
seasonal reproduction
courtship rituals
hybrid sterility
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According to Darwin's theory of evolution, differences between species may be the result of ...
mutation causing agents
natural selection
acquired characteristics
disuse of body structures
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This diagram represents fossil evidence of 3 species. Which is the most probable assumption?
Species C existed before species B.
Species B is more abundant than species C.
Species B descended from species A.
Species A and B are genetically identical.
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Geographical isolation is associated with
allopatric speciation
sympatric speciation
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Lyell's theory of uniformitarianism included...
Earth is is continually changing by new forces
geological change is slow and gradual
all animals share the same DNA
global catastrophies cause extinctions
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This picture illustrates evidence of evolution by ....
variation
vestigial structures
homologous structures
analagous structures
12
A species may be reproductively isolated through which of the following causes?
anatomy
all of the above
behaviour
ecology
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A part of the body that is no longer used but is believed to have been used by an ancestor.
vestigial structure
fitness
analagous structure
homologous structure
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Bones of different animals that are structurally similar but functionally different?
analagous structure
convergent evolution
Homologous Structures
Vestigal Structure
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Lamarck's theory of evolution is based on the concept of...
survival of the fittest
mutations
natural selection
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
