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Evolution: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
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What is the mechanism behind descent with modification according to Charles Darwin?

  • Mutation
  • Natural selection (correct)
  • Genetic drift
  • Migration

    • Who independently came to the conclusion that evolution occurs by a process called natural selection?

  • Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan
  • Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier
  • Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace (correct)
  • James Watson and Francis Crick

    • What is the main evidence of descent with modification from common ancestors as proposed by Charles Darwin?

  • Island biogeography
  • Species adaptation to new environments
  • Evidence from the fossil record (correct)
  • Genetic mutations

    • What happens to individuals better suited to a new environment according to the text?

    <p>They tend to live longer and produce more offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the driving force behind the diversity of living organisms on Earth today?

    <p>Evolution by natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In general, evolutionary processes lead to organisms that:

    <p>Function well in a given environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following correctly lists the levels of biological organization from most complex to simplest?

    <p>Cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organism</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

    What increases in frequency from one generation to the next as a result of higher reproductive success?

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

    What is the core concept of biology that explains the unity and diversity of life?

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

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