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What is natural selection?
What is natural selection?
- A process in which individuals with unfavorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
- A process in which individuals with favorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce (correct)
- A process in which individuals with random inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
- A process in which individuals with no inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
Who sent Darwin a manuscript on natural selection similar to his own theory?
Who sent Darwin a manuscript on natural selection similar to his own theory?
- Charles Lyell
- Alfred Russell Wallace (correct)
- Pearson Education Ltd.
- Linnean Society of London
When did Lyell present Wallace and Darwin's work together to the Linnean Society of London?
When did Lyell present Wallace and Darwin's work together to the Linnean Society of London?
- June 1858
- July 1958
- June 1958
- July 1858 (correct)
When did Darwin publish 'On the Origin of Species'?
When did Darwin publish 'On the Origin of Species'?
What did Darwin explain about life in 'On the Origin of Species'?
What did Darwin explain about life in 'On the Origin of Species'?
What did Darwin never use in the first edition of 'On the Origin of Species'?
What did Darwin never use in the first edition of 'On the Origin of Species'?
What is the process in which individuals with favorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?
What is the process in which individuals with favorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?
Who developed a theory of natural selection similar to Darwin's?
Who developed a theory of natural selection similar to Darwin's?
When did Darwin receive a manuscript from Alfred Russell Wallace?
When did Darwin receive a manuscript from Alfred Russell Wallace?
Who presented Wallace and Darwin's work together to the Linnean Society of London?
Who presented Wallace and Darwin's work together to the Linnean Society of London?
According to Darwin's view, what does the phrase 'descent with modification' refer to?
According to Darwin's view, what does the phrase 'descent with modification' refer to?
What does the tree with branches represent in the Darwinian view?
What does the tree with branches represent in the Darwinian view?
What is the process called when humans modify other species by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits?
What is the process called when humans modify other species by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits?
According to Darwin, what is the similar process that occurs in nature?
According to Darwin, what is the similar process that occurs in nature?
What do fossils of extinct species help to do?
What do fossils of extinct species help to do?
What is the term used to describe the process of selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits in nature?
What is the term used to describe the process of selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits in nature?
What does the phrase 'descent with modification' summarize?
What does the phrase 'descent with modification' summarize?
What does the phrase 'descent with modification' refer to in terms of the history of life?
What does the phrase 'descent with modification' refer to in terms of the history of life?
What is the process called when humans modify other species by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits?
What is the process called when humans modify other species by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits?
What is the term used to describe the process of selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits in nature?
What is the term used to describe the process of selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits in nature?
