Exam 2: Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

In your textbook, the lower frequency of sickle-cell anemia among present-day Americans of West African ancestry as compared to people living in West Africa blacks is attributed to:

Adaptive radiation occurs when:

What is the significance for evolutionary theory of Darwin's analysis of the Galápagos finches? Provide at least one example in your answer.

Discuss the forces of evolution and their role in evolution.

The geneticist who studied the workings of fruit flies' chromosomes was:

Thomas Hunt Morgan:

Gene flow differs from genetic drift because it is the:

Mendel's plant experiments demonstrated that:

Darwin observed that adaptations:

The scientist whose work provided the foundation for later understandings of genetics was:

Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species (1859) was considered an important contribution to modern science because it:

What are the classification levels of humans from order to species?

Which of the following is NOT a cause of evolution in a population?

Cuvier, Lamarck, and Erasmus Darwin all shared an idea of evolution; however, their ideas all lacked:

How was Darwin influenced by Thomas Malthus's work on population growth?

Darwin drew on information from the following five scientific disciplines:

Linnaeus's taxonomic system is referred to as a "hierarchy" because:

According to Darwin, natural selection operates at the level of:

Uniformitarianism is the theory that:

Fossils represent the remains of once-living: