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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter20: Development Of Evolutionary Thinking

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6TYK: Which of the following ideas is not included in Darwins theory? a. All organisms that have ever...

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1.He is a cresader of the divine creation, and is known to be the father of taxonomy a. Aristotle b. Jean-Babtiste Lamarck c. Carolus Linnaeus d. Charles Darwin 2.Evolution take place in a. individuals b. genes c.ecosystem d. population 3.Which of the following pertains to the idea that evolution or change is abrupt, as shown in the presence of different species in different strata of sediments a.Idea o divine creation b.Theory of use and disuse c.Idea of Gradualism d.Idea of Catastrophism 4.This is a book published by Charles Darwin a.The theory of evolution b.On Natural Selection c.Descent with Modification d.On the Origin of Species by means of natural selection 5.Fitness is a.The ability of an individual to beat an opponent in a duel b.The ability of an individual to reproduce c.The ability of an individual to kill another d.The increased size and health of an individual 5.Who among the choices below postulated the concept of "scala naturae" a.Charles Darwin b.Aristotle c.Carolus Linnaeus d.Jean-Babtiste Lamarck Changes in external characters of organisms that brings variation are brought by a.Mutation b.Mutagens c.Reproduction d.Environmenal factors 6.Natural selection acts on a.individuals b.genes c.ecosystem d.population 7.The following are evidences of Natural selection EXCEPT: a.Biogeography b.Homology in structures c.Fossils d.Analogy in Structures 8.Which of the following pertains to the idea that evolution or change is an effect of a slow but continuous process a.Idea of Gradualism b.Idea of Catastrophism c.Theory of use and disuse d.Idea o divine creation

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