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What is evolution?
What is evolution?
- The change in the number of offspring produced by organisms
- The change in heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations (correct)
- The change in non-heritable characteristics of biological populations
- The change in physical and biological environments over time
Who conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Who conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection?
- Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace (correct)
- Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
- Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
- Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan
What are the observable facts that establish evolution by natural selection?
What are the observable facts that establish evolution by natural selection?
- Traits do not vary among individuals
- Different traits do not confer different rates of survival and reproduction
- More offspring are often produced than can possibly survive (correct)
- Traits cannot be passed from generation to generation
What is the result of evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift acting on genetic variation?
What is the result of evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift acting on genetic variation?
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What has the process of evolution given rise to?
What has the process of evolution given rise to?
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