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First to propose that evolution occurs naturally when individuals best suited to the environment survive and reproduce

• Gregor Mendel

• Alfred Wagoner

• Louis Pasteur

• Charles Darwin

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Charles Darwin developed three patterns of biodiversity. When we talked about the ground-dwelling birds, this dealt with which pattern?

• Species vary locally

• Species vary globally

• Species vary cosmically

• Species vary over time

Charles Darwin developed three patterns of biodiversity. When we talked about the Glyptodont and Armadillo, this dealt with which pattern?

• Species vary locally

• Species vary globally

• Species vary cosmically

• Species vary over time

Charles Darwin developed three patterns of biodiversity. When we talked about the Galapagos Tortoises, this dealt with which pattern?

• Species vary locally

• Species vary globally

• Species vary cosmically

• Species vary over time

Although he was an influence on how Charles Darwin hypothesized evolution, this man incorrectly assumed that organisms could alter their traits and pass them on as “acquired characteristics.”

• James Hutton

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Lyell

• Thomas Malthus

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The process that allows organisms with variations most suited to their local environment to survive and leave more offspring .

• Fitness

• Artificial selection

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

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Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of

• continual increases in population size.

• the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.

• an unchanging local environment.

• the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.

What scientist proposed that Earth was shaped by geological forces over time and that Earth is millions of years old?

• Charles Lyell

• Thomas Malthus

• Jean-Baptiste Lamark

• James Hutton

Lamarck suggested that

• individual organisms could change during their lifetimes by selectively using or not using their various parts of their bodies.

• populations can change over time.

• individuals cannot pass their traits to their offspring.

• individuals are not driven by inner "need".

James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work was important to Darwin because these scientists

• explained volcanoes and earthquakes.

• explained all geological events on Earth.

• suggested that Earth was old enough for evolution to have occurred.

• refuted the work of Lamarck, which was based on misunderstandings.

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