Unit 16 Evolution Review
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- Q1During his voyage on the Beagle, Charles Darwin made many observationsin Englandin Asiain North Americaon the Galapagos Islands30s
- Q2On the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin observedspecies exactly like those found in South America.completely unrelated species on each of the islands.somewhat similar species, with traits that suited their particular environments.species completely unrelated to those found in South America.30s
- Q3The species of finches that Charles Darwin found on the Galapagos Islands displayed different structural adaptations. One of the adaptations that Darwin noted was thelength of the birds necksnumber of eggs in each birds nestbirds' different-shaped beaks.similarities of the birds' embryos30s
- Q4When a farmer breeds only his or her best lifestock, the process involved isnatural selectionartificial variationartificial selectionsurvival of the fittest30s
- Q5According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Their survival is due to thelack of competition within the species.possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness.possession of adaptations developed through use.choices made by plant and animal breeders.30s
- Q6When farmers select plants or animals to use for breeding, they look forspecies that are perfect and unchanginghomologous structurestraits that are produced artificiallynatural variations that are present in a species30s
- Q7An adaptation is an inherited characteristic that can bephysical or geographicalacquired during the organism's lifetimethe result of artificial selectionphysical or behavioral30s
- Q8When lions prey on a herd of antelopes, some antelopes are killed and some escape. Which part of Darwin's concept of natural selection might be used to describe this situation?acquired characteristicssurvival of the fittestdescent with modificationreproductive isolation30s
- Q9Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environmentfitnessadaptationevolutiondiversity30s
- Q10People of Charles Darwin's time understood that fossils wereunrelated to living speciesevidence for the evolution of life on Earth.preserved remains of ancient organismsavailable for every organism that ever lived.30s
- Q11Darwin's theory of evolution suggests thatspecies change over timedifferent species can interbreedextinct species are not related to living speciesanimals that look alike are the most closely related30s
- Q12The separation of populations by barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water is calledgeographic isolationgenetic equilibriumbehavioral isolationtemporal isolation30s
- Q13What situation might develop in a population having some plants whose flowers open at midday and other plants whose flowers open late in the day?behavioral isolationtemporal isolationgenetic driftgeographic isolation30s
- Q14In 1859, Charles Darwin published which book?Principals of GeologyEvolution in MalaysiaOn the Origin of SpeciesEssay on the Principle of Population30s
- Q15A factor that is necessary for the formation of a new species isreproduction at different timesreproductive isolationgeographic barriersdifferent mating behaviors30s