A) grew up in modest circumstances. B) began to doubt the fixity of species during a voyage around the world in the 1830s. C) received no formal education. D) spent two years in Africa where he developed the theory of natural selection. E) was a physician who studied natural history as a hobby. A) grew up in modest circumstances. B) began to doubt the fixity of species during a voyage around the world in the 1830s. C) received no formal education. D) spent two years in Africa where he developed the theory of natural selection. E) was a physician who studied natural history as a hobby.

A) remain constant, regardless of the environment. B) are unimportant in the evolutionary process. C) can change if environmental conditions change. D) are directionless and random. E) are not related to adaptation. A) remain constant, regardless of the environment. B) are unimportant in the evolutionary process. C) can change if environmental conditions change. D) are directionless and random. E) are not related to adaptation.

Exam 2: The Development of Evolutionary Theory

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Many people in the United States believe in the biblical creation. What factors may account for the fact that many people do not accept evolution as an explanation for the origins and diversity of life?

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Charles Darwin

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Explain what the period called the Scientific Revolution is and its importance to the development of evolutionary theory.

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Charles Darwin acknowledged the importance of sexual reproduction when formulating his theory of natural selection.

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Explain how traditionally held views prevented wide acceptance of evolutionary theories in nineteenth-century Europe and America. Give specific examples.

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Who proposed that population size increases at a faster rate than food supplies?

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The theory that the frequent use of an organ caused it to be enhanced was developed by

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Discuss the opposition to evolution today in the United States and why 42 percent of Americans favor biblical creationism over evolution.

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Explain how the study of the finches from the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador influenced Darwin's understanding of natural selection.

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Selective pressures

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Explain how the peppered moth in England is a very good example of natural selection and adaptation.

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Provide a brief history of opposition to evolution in the United States.

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Many people in the United States believe in the biblical creation. What factors may account for the fact that many people do not accept evolution as an explanation for the origins and diversity of life?

Charles Darwin

Explain what the period called the Scientific Revolution is and its importance to the development of evolutionary theory.

Charles Darwin acknowledged the importance of sexual reproduction when formulating his theory of natural selection.

Explain how traditionally held views prevented wide acceptance of evolutionary theories in nineteenth-century Europe and America. Give specific examples.

Who proposed that population size increases at a faster rate than food supplies?

The theory that the frequent use of an organ caused it to be enhanced was developed by

Discuss the opposition to evolution today in the United States and why 42 percent of Americans favor biblical creationism over evolution.

Explain how the study of the finches from the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador influenced Darwin's understanding of natural selection.

Selective pressures

Explain how the peppered moth in England is a very good example of natural selection and adaptation.

Provide a brief history of opposition to evolution in the United States.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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