10 Questions
What is the unifying principle of biology?
Evolution
What are the major learning outcomes of the lesson?
- Trace and discuss the history and major points of Darwinian Evolution; 2. Discuss classification and phylogeny; and, 3. Explain diversity in animals.
Who believed in the fixity of species and developed the binomial system of nomenclature?
Linnaeus
What concept explains the unity and diversity of life, as mentioned in the text?
Evolution
What did the similarities between living things reflect, according to the text?
Recent common ancestry
Who was the French naturalist who wrote a 44-volume catalog of all known plants and animals?
Count Buffon
What did Lamarck propose as the mechanism for evolution?
Inheritance of acquired characteristics (Lamarckianism)
What concept did Charles Lyell propose, stating that rates and processes of change are constant?
Uniformitarianism
What did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galápagos Islands?
Significant variety in beaks
What is the mechanism proposed by Darwin for evolution?
Natural selection
Test your understanding of the learning outcomes for the Evolution and Diversity lesson in General Zoology. This quiz covers topics such as Darwinian Evolution, classification and phylogeny, and diversity in animals.
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