20 Questions
According to Lamarck's hypothesis of evolution, species evolve through which mechanisms?
Use and disuse of body parts and inheritance of acquired characteristics
Which statement best describes Lamarck's hypothesis of evolution?
Species evolve through the use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics
What is the main difference between Lamarck's hypothesis and the mechanisms proposed by Darwin?
Lamarck's hypothesis includes the inheritance of acquired characteristics, while Darwin's mechanisms do not
What was Charles Darwin's occupation during the five-year voyage on the Beagle?
Naturalist and companion to Captain Robert FitzRoy
What did Charles Darwin collect during his travels on the Beagle?
South American plants and animals
What was Charles Darwin's main area of study at Cambridge University?
Theology
What was Lamarck's hypothesis of evolution based on?
Evidence from the use and disuse of body parts
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism proposed by Lamarck?
Competition for resources
What is the current scientific consensus on Lamarck's hypothesis of evolution?
It is widely rejected and not supported by evidence
What is the main focus of Darwin's mechanisms of evolution?
Genetic mutation and natural selection
What did Darwin observe about fossils and living species?
Fossils resembled living species but living species resembled other species
What influenced Darwin's belief that Earth was more than 6,000 years old?
The Principles of Geology by Lyell
What did Darwin infer from the uplift of rocks on the coast of Chile?
The similarity between geological processes and fossil findings
What sparked Darwin's interest in the geographic distribution of species?
The voyage of the Beagle
What did Darwin hypothesize about the species from South America and the Galápagos Islands?
They speciated on the islands
How do biologists believe the diverse group of Galápagos finches arose?
Through the gradual accumulation of adaptations
When did Darwin write an essay on natural selection as the mechanism of descent with modification?
In 1844
What did Darwin observe about beak variation in Galápagos finches?
Beak shapes were influenced by diet
What did Darwin perceive as closely related processes?
Adaptation to the environment and natural selection
What did Darwin observe about the resemblance between fossils and living species?
Fossils and living species resembled each other
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