Evolution

This geologist stressed that earth's past events should be explained by today's geological processes.

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• James Hutton

• Alfred Russell Wallace

• Charles Lyell

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Which of the following influenced Darwin's thinking, but was NOT a scientist?

• James Hutton

• Alfred Russell Wallace

• Thomas Malthus

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Who suggested that acquired traits could be passed down to offspring?

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Baptist Lamarck

• Alfred Russell Wallace

• James Hutton

Which of the following is NOT a product of artificial selection?

• German Shepards

• Cauliflower

• Darwin's Finches

• Macintosh Apples

The type of selection in which individuals with average traits have greater fitness than those with extreme traits is called what?

• Stabilizing Selection

• Disruptive Selection

• Directional Selection

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The type of selection in which individuals at one end of a curve have the highest fitness is called what?

• Stabilizing Selection

• Directional Selection

• Disruptive Selection

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A random change in a SMALL population’s allele frequency is known as what?

• Founder Effect

• Hardy Weinberg Principle

• Gene Pool

• Genetic Drift

The evolution of Darwin’s finches is an example of what?

• Genetic Equilibrium

• Stabilizing Selection

• Speciation

• Artificial Selection

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When 2 populations are capable of interbreeding but don’t due to differences in courtship rituals, the situation is called what?

• Geographic Isolation

• Behavioral Isolation

• Temporal Isolation

• Structural Isolation

When 2 species reproduce at different times, the situation is called what?

• Temporal Isolation

• Geographic Isolation

• Behavioral Isolation

• Physiological Isolation