Darwin and Wallace
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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?

  • Charles Lyell
  • Alfred Russell Wallace (correct)
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  • 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'?

    <p>1859</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Darwin explain about life in 'On the Origin of Species'?

    <p>The unity of life, the diversity of life, and the match between organisms and their environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Darwin never use in the first edition of 'On the Origin of Species'?

    <p>The word evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process in which individuals with favorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?

    <p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed a theory of natural selection similar to Darwin's?

    <p>Alfred Russell Wallace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Darwin receive a manuscript from Alfred Russell Wallace?

    <p>June 1858</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who presented Wallace and Darwin's work together to the Linnean Society of London?

    <p>Charles Lyell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Darwin's view, what does the phrase 'descent with modification' refer to?

    <p>The unity of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the tree with branches represent in the Darwinian view?

    <p>The diversity of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when humans modify other species by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits?

    <p>Artificial selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Darwin, what is the similar process that occurs in nature?

    <p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do fossils of extinct species help to do?

    <p>Fill in morphological gaps between present-day groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits in nature?

    <p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'descent with modification' summarize?

    <p>The unity of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phrase 'descent with modification' refer to in terms of the history of life?

    <p>The diversity of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when humans modify other species by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits?

    <p>Artificial selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits in nature?

    <p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

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