Evidence of Evolution

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Which scientist formulated the theory of evolution through natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

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Lamarck’s ideas about evolution were wrong because he proposed that

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acquired characteristics can be inherited

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Lyell’s Principles of Geology influenced Darwin because it explained how...

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the surface of Earth changes over time

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A farmer’s use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of: natural selection, artificial selection, extinction, adaptation

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artificial selection

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The ability of an individual organism to survive and reproduce in its natural environment is called

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fitness

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Important concept in Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?

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descent with modification

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Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for evolution?

• fossil record
• natural variation within a species
• geographical distribution of living things
• homologous structures of living organisms

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natural variation within a species

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DNA and RNA provide evidence of evolution because

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all organisms have nearly identical DNA and RNA

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A bird’s wings are homologous to a(n):
- fish’s tailfin
- alligator’s claws
- dog’s front legs
- mosquito’s wings

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alligator’s claws

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What process produced the two different types of beaks shown? Options: artificial selection, natural selection, geographical distribution, disuse of the beak

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natural selection