Chapter 19 Darwinian Evolution

What does evolution involve according to the document?

• Inherited changes within populations across generations

• Random changes in individuals

• Static populations over time

• Unrelated changes in different species

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What are the two scales of evolution mentioned?

• Microevolution and Macroevolution

• Small evolution and Large evolution

• Quick evolution and Slow evolution

• Simple evolution and Complex evolution

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Which of the following is NOT one of the broad observations about nature explained by evolution?

• Unity of life

• Diversity of life

• Randomness of life

• Adaptation to environments

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Who proposed the "Scale of Nature"?

• Aristotle

• Cuvier

• Lamarck

• Darwin

What did Cuvier incorrectly assume about fossils?

• New fossils represented existing organisms that migrated to the area

• Fossils were random artifacts

• Fossils were unrelated to living organisms

• Fossils were created by natural disasters

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What does the document say about the unity of life?

• It is one of the broad observations explained by evolution

• It is unrelated to evolution

• It is a random occurrence

• It is a static concept

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Who proposed that organisms pass traits acquired during their lifetime to offspring?

• Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

• Charles Lyell

• Thomas Malthus

• Charles Darwin

What did the HMS Beagle Voyage observe about species on islands?

• They were identical to mainland species.

• They were more similar to species from other continents.

• They were more similar to nearby mainland species.

• They were completely different from any other species.

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What is the capacity of species to produce more offspring than can survive called?

• Overproduction

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

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Who applied ideas of human populations to natural populations, influencing Darwin?

• Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

• Charles Lyell

• Thomas Malthus

• Charles Darwin