Principles of Evolution

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What is the underlying reason for the accumulation of favorable traits in a population?

The environment supports all offspring produced

Individuals with advantageous traits survive longest and leave the most offspring (correct)

Individuals with advantageous traits die out quickly

All individuals in a population have the same characteristics

According to Darwin and Wallace's theory, what happens to individuals that are well suited to their environment?

They tend to leave fewer offspring

They tend to leave more offspring than other individuals (correct)

They do not reproduce at all

They are eliminated from the population

What is the primary difference between individuals in a population, according to postulate 1?

Their physical characteristics

Their ability to adapt to their environment

Many respects (correct)

Their ability to leave offspring

What is the ultimate result of natural selection, according to the theory?

The accumulation of favorable traits in a population Signup and view all the answers

What determines which individuals in a population survive and reproduce successfully?

Their genetic traits Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the concept of catastrophism?

Georges Cuvier Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of fossils?

Paleontology Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed around the world?

The Beagle Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which humans have modified other species?

Artificial Selection Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inheritance of acquired characteristics?

Lamarck's Hypothesis of Evolution Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for species that are found only in one specific geographic area?

Endemic Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which different species evolve similar characteristics in response to similar environments?

Convergent Evolution Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the remains or imprints of ancient organisms?

Fossils Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with developing the concept of uniformitarianism?

Charles Lyell Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the similarity in structure between different species that share a common ancestor?

Homologous Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of evolution according to Darwin?

Descent with modification Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of Scala Naturae?

A ladder-like arrangement of species, from simple to complex Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

A theory is a widely accepted explanation, while a hypothesis is a tentative explanation Signup and view all the answers

Who believed that species were individually designed by God and therefore perfect?

The authors of the Old Testament Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind Plato's view of species?

Species reflect the ideal form Signup and view all the answers