Darwin vs Lamarck

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

• humans
• mutations
• breeders
• environment

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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population
• species
• fossil
• individual organism

This scientist stated that by using or not using a certain body part, organisms could change in their lifetime and that the trait gained would be passed down to their offspring.

• James Hutton
• Charles Lyell
• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
• Thomas Malthus

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

• diversity.
• evolution
• adaptation. 
•  fitness.

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Who would have stated "acquired traits" such as a giraffe needing a long neck so they stretch it over time

• Darwin
• Lamarck
• Malthus

What do we call change over time?

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Natural Variation
• Speciation

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What do we call differences among heritable traits?

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Evolution
• Speciation

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The process in which organism with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring.

• Natural Selection
• Survival of the Fittest
• Common Descent
• Phenotype

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Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Charles Derwin
• Charlie Darwin
• Chris Darwin

What is survival of the fittest?

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

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