WWF TDQ ch. 4

In the 1800s, who was afraid the fish populations could be destroyed?

• fishermen

• scientists

• Charles Darwin

• the fish

• John Cena

Who is known as the father of microbiology?

Full name please. Mind your spelling.

What is "nature's bounty"?

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Why did scientists in the late 19th century think it “impossible to destroy fish populations”?

• Fish had so many eggs that fishermen would never catch them all.

• Fish are intelligent and adapt to the fishermen's strategies for catching them.

• The church said that God would not allow species to go extinct.

Why was this idea refuted by Darwin?

• he pointed out nature would have to stop overpopulation

• he pointed out that humanity is separate from and superior to animals

• he pointed out that fish need large populations in order to evolve

• he pointed out that nature is powerless to stop overpopulation

How did Huxley misunderstand Darwin?

• He thought that the theory of survival made species indestructible.

• He thought that the fish would evolve to evade humans.

• He thought that the fish would evolve to overpower humans.

• He thought that the theory of survival meant that humans are justified in any action to survive.

Why did the commissions to examine the fears of fish depletion reject what the fishermen were telling them?

Select all that apply.

• They thought the fishermen's ideas were "unscientific."

• They said fishermen only know about catching fish.

• They were bribed by the major fishing companies.

• They said the fishermen were interfering with the progress of technology and industry.

• They were afraid of what would happen if fish species went extinct.

At the 1883 International Fisheries Exhibition, how did Huxley suggest we would know if fish were being depleted?

• if they started catching fewer fish

• if the fish started complaining about depopulation

• if they saw increases of other species populations

• if science started applying Darwinism to an important problem

What had many government officials and scientists failed to notice?

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Why did Huxley change his mind in the end?

• He studied the impact of engine-driven net draggers in the North Sea.

• He met Charles Darwin and learned more about the theory of evolution.

• He started to regret his part in the deaths of millions of fish.

• He converted to Christianity and rejected the ideas of Darwin.