Exam 2: Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

James Hutton:

What are the three observations of natural selection?

The English scientist who independently codiscovered the theory of natural selection was:

Gregor Mendel's discovery of the principles of inheritance contributed to the field of:

Discuss four key individuals who helped Darwin formulate the theory of natural selection.

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

Adaptive radiation occurs when:

Uniformitarianism is the theory that:

Mendel's plant hybridization experiments demonstrated that:

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

Evolutionary synthesis is:

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

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

The scientist who coined the name Homo sapiens for human beings and placed them in a higher taxonomic group (primates) was:

How do modern-day lemurs of Madagascar demonstrate the concept of adaptive radiation?

The relevance of the theory of uniformitarianism is that:

Why are Darwin's finches considered good examples of natural selection?

Without the work of x-ray crystallographer _________, DNA might not have been discovered for some time longer.

Darwin observed that adaptations:

Why is the work of Alfred Russell Wallace considered when discussing the theory of evolution?