EVOLUTION notes check

A theory explains why something happens.

• True

• False

A law tells what is going to happen under certain conditions.

• True

• False

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Newton

• Einstein

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

• individual
• population
• species
• fossil

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Small-scale evolution that affects a population of species; in other words a "change in gene frequency within a population" that occurs over a short period of time.

• microevolution

• macroevolution

Large-scale evolution occurring over geological time that results in a new species of organisms.

• microevolution

• macroevolution

All species exist now the way God originally created them in the beginning. This common belief was refuted by Darwin’s research.

• Lamarck's theory of evolution

• Transmission of Acquired Traits

• Immutability of Species

• Natural Selection

Jean Baptiste Lamarck postulated that if an organism needed a body part, the organism would develop it. EXAMPLE: The leaves were too high on the trees for the short-necked giraffes to eat. Therefore, in order to get food and survive, a single giraffe strained his neck, trying to get to the leaves.

• Transmission of Acquired Traits

• Immutability of Species

• Survival of the Fittest

Which of the following is NOT a major point of Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

• Descent With Modification

• Theory Of Natural Selection

• Survival Of The Fittest

• Transmission of Acquired Traits

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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