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Darwin and Evolution II Quiz

"Charles Darwin II" Module

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(1) Charles Darwin drew on the work of this accomplished economist in developing the theory of natural selection.

(a) Charles Lyell

(b) Admiral Buckworth

(c) Thomas Malthus

(d) Alfred Wallace

(2) Ecological adaptations can become widely spread within a wild population by

(a) differential reproduction.

(b) artificial selection.

(c) discretionary breeding.

(d) none of the choices

(3) Darwin is famous for introducing the idea of adaptation in Origins.

(a) true

(b) false

(4) The shortest span of time that it takes for evolution to occur is

(a) 1 million years.

(b) measured in years.

(c) a generation.

(d) not knowable.

(5) The forces that shape reproductive success are called

(a) selective pressures.

(b) adaptations.

(c) population drive.

(d) none of the choices.

(6) Darwin discovered natural selection when the Beagle visited the Galapagos.

(a) true

(b) false

(7) The difference between the number of individuals born in a population and the number that actually reproduce suggests that adaptation is at work.

(a) true

(b) false

(8) Although we know that natural selection is always there, we can’t _____ its effect.

(a) measure

(b) predict

(c) deny

(d) reconstruct


External Resources

• The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

• The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

• Other Recommended Products

Visionlearning Resources

Glossary

Quotes

The alternative to thinking in evolutionary terms is not to think at all.

Sir Peter Medawar, 1915-1987



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