Exam 15: Darwin and Evolution

Erasmus Darwin,Charles Darwin's grandfather,suggested the possibility of evolutionary descent in his writings.

Birds and insects both have wings,but we do not consider this similarity as evidence of relatedness because

A line of evidence NOT considered by Darwin in his development of the theory of natural selection is

Over many generations man has chosen certain desirable characteristics in dogs by allowing dogs possessing those characteristics to reproduce.In this way,150 breeds of dogs,all in the same species,have descended from wolves.This process is referred to as

The post Darwinian view of the world included

Darwin's theory of natural selection to explain evolution is also known as

Who was the author of the book Principles of Geology? The book presented arguments to support a theory of geological change,proposing that the earth was subject to slow but continuous erosion and uplift?

Analogous structures serve the same function,are similarly constructed and are inherited from a common ancestor.

Natural selection was independently proposed as a means of evolution by Darwin and

In his theory of natural selection,Darwin incorporated the premise that available resources were not sufficient for all members of a population to survive.Darwin adopted these ideas of competition and survival from

The organisms on the Galápagos Islands that were most important to the development of Darwin's theory of natural selection were

Transitional forms are seen in the fossil record that links all of these groups EXCEPT

Darwin's geometric ratio of increase pertains specifically to

Which of the following features were present in the transitional species between amphibian tetrapods and the fishes?

Darwin observed that

Most of Darwin's observations about changes in species over time and in different environments took place in and near

Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists,including Michurin and Lysenko in Stalinist Russia.Their textbooks printed Lysenko's assertions that a wheat plant could be made cold-hardy by conditioning in cold storage,or that workmen who develop strong muscles would produce children who were stronger.Which of the major premises of evolution by natural selection was violated?

During the course of Darwin's journey aboard the H.M.S.Beagle he was collecting and recording ________ and __________.

Linnaeus developed his classification system for organisms according to

HIV and cancer cells are becoming more drug resistant over time.