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What is adaptive radiation?
What is adaptive radiation?
- The adaptation of a single species to different environmental conditions
- The process of extinction of multiple species in a single location
- The diversification of one species into many species via natural processes (correct)
- The process of a single species becoming extinct
Who established extinction as a fact?
Who established extinction as a fact?
- Charles Darwin
- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- Georges Cuvier (correct)
- Thomas Rober Malthus
What is the main idea behind Thomas Rober Malthus' theory?
What is the main idea behind Thomas Rober Malthus' theory?
- Population growth is linear
- Population growth is exponential
- Population growth is infinite
- Population growth is constrained by 'misery and vice' (correct)
What is the process by which RNA can function as both a molecule of heredity and an enzyme?
What is the process by which RNA can function as both a molecule of heredity and an enzyme?
What is the purpose of the Miller-Urey Test?
What is the purpose of the Miller-Urey Test?
What is the main component of ribosomes?
What is the main component of ribosomes?
What is the primary means of propagating copies of a gene?
What is the primary means of propagating copies of a gene?
What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?
What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?
What is the main component of membranes?
What is the main component of membranes?
What is the purpose of exonuclease?
What is the purpose of exonuclease?
What is Evolution defined as?
What is Evolution defined as?
Which scientist noted the similarity of embryos of distantly related taxa?
Which scientist noted the similarity of embryos of distantly related taxa?
What is the main concept highlighted by the existence of 'vestigial structures'?
What is the main concept highlighted by the existence of 'vestigial structures'?
Which concept is NOT a piece of evidence for evolution?
Which concept is NOT a piece of evidence for evolution?
Who came up with the concept of constructing a phylogenetic tree linking different species together?
Who came up with the concept of constructing a phylogenetic tree linking different species together?
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