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Who are the two co-discoverers of natural selection?
Who are the two co-discoverers of natural selection?
- Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
- Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin (correct)
- Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
- Gregor Mendel and Rosalind Franklin
What is the principal work of Charles Darwin on natural selection?
What is the principal work of Charles Darwin on natural selection?
- On the Origin of Species (correct)
- The Descent of Man
- The Voyage of the Beagle
- Principia Mathematica
What is natural selection?
What is natural selection?
- The process by which organisms change over time due to acquired traits
- The process by which organisms reproduce asexually
- The process by which organisms change over time due to heritable traits (correct)
- The process by which organisms remain unchanged over time
What is adaptation in the context of natural selection?
What is adaptation in the context of natural selection?
What happens to genetically inherited traits that increase the survival of a species?
What happens to genetically inherited traits that increase the survival of a species?
What is adaptation in the context of natural selection?
What is adaptation in the context of natural selection?
What is the process called when heritable adaptive characteristics become more common in a population over many generations?
What is the process called when heritable adaptive characteristics become more common in a population over many generations?
What is the primary mechanism that drives evolution?
What is the primary mechanism that drives evolution?
What does natural selection result in?
What does natural selection result in?
What is a characteristic that is influenced by genes and passed from parents to offspring called?
What is a characteristic that is influenced by genes and passed from parents to offspring called?
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