Chpt 17 Darwin's Theory of Evolution

I formed the theory of evolution by natural selection after my research of various species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?

• Gregor Mendel

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Thomas Malthus

• Charles Darwin

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An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)

• heritability

• variation

• adaptation

• artificial selection

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When the environment determines which heritable traits are most beneficial for survival, which is being considered?

• environmental selection

• natural selection

• artificial selection

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When comparing the fore limb of a dolphin (fin) to the fore limb of a bat (wing), you can see a similar number and arrangement of bones. How can this be explained?

• They are homologous structures

• They are analogous structures

• They are vestigial structures

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When the humans determine which heritable traits are most beneficial, which is being considered?

• environmental seleciton

• artificial selection

• natural selection

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the following individual(s) influenced Darwin.

• LaMarck

• Lyell

• Hutton

• all of the above

The different shapes of the finches beaks represents

• variation

• overproduction

• descent with modification

• artificial selection

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All of the following are evidence Darwin used for his Theory of Natural selection EXCEPT

• fossils

• biogeography

• DNA

• Anatomy

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All of the following are evidence Darwin used for his Theory of Natural selection EXCEPT

• fossils

• biogeography

• DNA

• Anatomy

The appendix in humans is an example of a _____structure

• homologous

• analogous

• vestigial

• none are correct