Before Darwin’s theory of natural selection, others suggested inheritance of acquired/learned characteristics (for example some thought that giraffes stretched their necks longer during their lifetime and passed that trait on to their offspring). Briefly explain why this is incorrect.

Revise the passage Darwin is best known for his Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, first presented in 1801 (Darwin's first book dealing with natural selection was published in 1859):Based on these observations and inferences, Darwin concluded that these traits, called adaptations were the product of evolution by Acquired Traits, these traits made the members of the population who had them equally fit for survival. an organism could also change during their lifetime in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring. For example, darwin believed that if giraffes stretched their necks to reach food, Their offspring and later generations would inherit the resulting long necks.

Tay-Sachs disease is a recessive genetic disease. Individuals with this disease rarely survive past the age of four. In the general population, approximately 1 person in 300 carries the allele for this disease. However, in some populations, including the Irish Americans, the Ashkenazi Jews and the Cajuns from Louisiana, the proportion of Tay-Sachs carriers is much higher (1 in 27 to 1 in 50) than in other populations. Which evolutionary scenario can be predicted to produce a high frequency of Tay-Sachs disease in these populations? Select one: a. All three populations descend from a small number of settlers b. The Tay-Sachs allele is advantageous at the heterozygous state c. These populations experienced disruptive selection d. These populations experienced stabilizing selection e. These populations have higher than average mutation rates

Polar bears have "white" fur. Identify, with justification, what may have led to the evolution of this trait,

Darwin's concept of evolution "the theory of decent with modification through variation and natural selection" can best be demonstrated by which of the following examples?   a. A giraffe stretches his neck to reach higher branches. The exercise of stretching up strengthens the muscles in the giraffe's neck and legs. This ability to stretch is also seen in the giraffe's offspring.   b. A monkey accidentally drops her fruit in the salty water of a bay. She recovers the fruit and eats it. She discovers the fruit is cleaner and tastes better after it has been in the salty water. She continues to wash the fruit in the bay before eating it. Her offspring see what she has done and also wash their fruit in the salty water. Soon, the whole population of monkeys is washing their fruit.   c. Several turtles hatch from a clutch of eggs buried in the sand on a beach. One of the turtles is the color of the sand; the others are darker in color. The turtles scurry toward the water,…

(Practice Hint: Click or tap your finger on the text in the box to make your selection.) A student is researching why domestic cats often have white patches of fur. The student reads the paragraph shown and makes the following conclusion: "Domestic cats with white fur evolved from wildcats through artificial selection." Select the sentence in the paragraph that best supports the student's conclusion. During embryonic development, certain stem cells determine whether a kitten will be born with solid-color fur or with white patches of fur. Wildcats are the genetic ancestors of the domestic cat and have fur color that blends into their environment. Wildcats that eliminated pests and were less afraid of humans were useful for protecting harvested grains. These cats were cared for by humans and were selected to reproduce. O During embryonic development, certain stem cells determine whether a kitten will be born with solid-color fur or with white patches of fur. Wildcats are genetic…

Mosquitoes can carry and transmit many diseases to humansIn the past, the insecticide DDT was heavily used to reduce mosquito populations in order to reduce instances of disease transmission. However, after some time, mosquito populations developed a resistance to DDT, which made the DDT less effective in reducing mosquito populations . Based on what you've learned about natural selection, in 3-5 sentences, describe how mosquitoes may have come to develop this resistance.

Genetic variation is the product of completely random events, but acting upon this randomness is a very nonrandom process called natural selection. Explain or give an example.

Natural selection can sometimes help improve human health and other times is ineffective at improving human health. Explain one example of how selection has helped human health, and explain one example of how selection cannot help human health (including giving a reason why selection was or was not effective for each case). You can give hypothetical examples if you explain them well. A couple of sentences answer is fine.

Tay-Sachs disease is a recessive genetic disease. Individuals with this disease rarely survive past the age of four. In the general population, approximately 1 person in 300 carries the allele for this disease. However, in some populations, including the Irish Americans, the Ashkenazi Jews and the Cajuns from Louisiana, the proportion of Tay-Sachs carriers is much higher (1 in 27 to 1 in 50) than in other populations. Which evolutionary scenario can be predicted to produce a high frequency of Tay- Sachs disease in these populations? All three populations descend from a small number of settlers O These populations experienced stabilizing selection These populations have higher than average mutation rates These populations experienced disruptive selection The Tay-Sachs allele is advantageous at the heterozygous state