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What was one of the important themes in Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's work on evolution?
What was one of the important themes in Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's work on evolution?
- The concept of organic movement in animals
- The adaptation of animals to changes in their environment (correct)
- The role of natural selection in the evolutionary process
- The idea of speciation and evolution
Who published his ideas on evolution in the same year Charles Darwin was born?
Who published his ideas on evolution in the same year Charles Darwin was born?
- Charles Darwin
- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (correct)
- An unknown scientist
- A group of naturalists
What is one way that giraffes adapted to changes in their environment, according to Lamarck?
What is one way that giraffes adapted to changes in their environment, according to Lamarck?
- Their bodies became smaller to conserve energy
- Their legs lengthened to run faster
- Their necks elongated to reach higher leaves (correct)
- Their necks shortened over time
What is the term for the process by which animals change over time to better suit their environment?
What is the term for the process by which animals change over time to better suit their environment?
What is one of the skills students will be able to demonstrate by the end of this lesson?
What is one of the skills students will be able to demonstrate by the end of this lesson?
What is one of the questions students are asked to consider at the beginning of the lesson?
What is one of the questions students are asked to consider at the beginning of the lesson?
What is an ecosystem composed of?
What is an ecosystem composed of?
What is the main source of energy for organisms living on Earth?
What is the main source of energy for organisms living on Earth?
What do plants and other photosynthetic organisms convert into energy-rich compounds?
What do plants and other photosynthetic organisms convert into energy-rich compounds?
What is the term for organisms that can manufacture their own food?
What is the term for organisms that can manufacture their own food?
What do chemosynthetic autotrophs use to synthesize organic compounds?
What do chemosynthetic autotrophs use to synthesize organic compounds?
What is an example of a producer in an ecosystem?
What is an example of a producer in an ecosystem?
What is the result of being exposed to a new environment?
What is the result of being exposed to a new environment?
What is the tempo of speciation?
What is the tempo of speciation?
What is gradualism?
What is gradualism?
What is punctuated equilibrium?
What is punctuated equilibrium?
What is the result of mutations?
What is the result of mutations?
What is the focus of this chapter?
What is the focus of this chapter?
What was the outcome of Darwin's five-year voyage?
What was the outcome of Darwin's five-year voyage?
What is the main idea of Darwin's theory of natural selection?
What is the main idea of Darwin's theory of natural selection?
What type of evidence does comparative anatomy provide?
What type of evidence does comparative anatomy provide?
What is the significance of sedimentary layers in fossil records?
What is the significance of sedimentary layers in fossil records?
What is the commonality among nitrogen base sequences in the genetic code?
What is the commonality among nitrogen base sequences in the genetic code?
What is an example of an observable event in evolution?
What is an example of an observable event in evolution?
What is the main characteristic of consumers in a food chain?
What is the main characteristic of consumers in a food chain?
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
Which trophic level is composed of plants and other autotrophic organisms?
Which trophic level is composed of plants and other autotrophic organisms?
What is the term for organisms that feed only on plants?
What is the term for organisms that feed only on plants?
What is the term for consumers that feed on the tissues of dead animals?
What is the term for consumers that feed on the tissues of dead animals?
What is the term for the position an organism occupies in a food chain?
What is the term for the position an organism occupies in a food chain?
