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What is the underlying reason for the accumulation of favorable traits in a population?
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?
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?
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?
What is the ultimate result of natural selection, according to the theory?
What determines which individuals in a population survive and reproduce successfully?
What determines which individuals in a population survive and reproduce successfully?
Who developed the concept of catastrophism?
Who developed the concept of catastrophism?
What is the term for the study of fossils?
What is the term for the study of fossils?
What is the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed around the world?
What is the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed around the world?
What is the term for the process by which humans have modified other species?
What is the term for the process by which humans have modified other species?
What is the term for the inheritance of acquired characteristics?
What is the term for the inheritance of acquired characteristics?
What is the term for species that are found only in one specific geographic area?
What is the term for species that are found only in one specific geographic area?
What is the term for the process by which different species evolve similar characteristics in response to similar environments?
What is the term for the process by which different species evolve similar characteristics in response to similar environments?
What is the term for the remains or imprints of ancient organisms?
What is the term for the remains or imprints of ancient organisms?
Who is credited with developing the concept of uniformitarianism?
Who is credited with developing the concept of uniformitarianism?
What is the term for the similarity in structure between different species that share a common ancestor?
What is the term for the similarity in structure between different species that share a common ancestor?
What is the definition of evolution according to Darwin?
What is the definition of evolution according to Darwin?
What is the concept of Scala Naturae?
What is the concept of Scala Naturae?
What is the main difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
What is the main difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
Who believed that species were individually designed by God and therefore perfect?
Who believed that species were individually designed by God and therefore perfect?
What is the main idea behind Plato's view of species?
What is the main idea behind Plato's view of species?
