Who among the scientists proposed that evolution is the result of acquired characteristic?
Theories of Evolution

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Mary Oblero
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Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
Thomas Malthus
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What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?
adaptation
homologous structure
variation
vestigial structure
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What do you call the organisms that breed with each other and produce fertile offspring in the natural environment?
gene pool
niche
population
species
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What happens to the survival and reproduction of individuals that are well adapted to their environment?
better traits
fewer mutations
more offspring
stronger genes
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, What do organisms needed to possess to survive?
characteristics their parents acquired by use and disuse.
characteristics that plant and animal breeders’ value.
the greatest number of offspring.
variations best suited to environmental conditions.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which is a major concept included in Lamarck’s theory of evolution?
Change is the result of survival of the fittest.
Body structures can change according to the actions of the organism.
Population size decreases the rate of evolution.
Artificial selection is the basis of evolution..
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Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of natural selection?
They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring.
They tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the population.
They are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment.
They will perpetuate unfavorable changes in the species.
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