Evolution

What relation was Erasmus Darwin to Charles Darwin?

• his uncle

• His brother

• His father

• His grandfather

Which of the following laws are credited to Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

• The law of inheritance of characteristics

• The law of segregation

• The law of use and disuse

• The law of incomplete dominance

Charles Darwin co-authored a paper with .......

Which ship did Darwin sail on

• HMS Bulldog

• HMS Daschund

• HMS Beagle

• HMS Chihuahua

Tick those answers which are required for natural selection to occur.

• Variation within the offspring

• Variation within the parents

• Minimum population size

• Large numbers of offspring

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A major difference between Lamarck's theory and Darwin's is that....

• Lamarcks theory allows for faster evolution than Darwin's

• In Lamarcks theory individuals change whereas in Darwin's theory populations change.

• In Lamarck's theory no animals die, In Darwin's theory lots of animals die

• In Lamarck's theory animals want to evolve, In Darwin's theory they dont.

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name the two scientists who formalated the punctuated equilibrium theory.

• Watson and Crick

• Eldredge and Gould

• Wallace and Darwin

• Tom and Jerry

The biggest difference between natural selection and artificial selection is that ....

• Natural selection is slower than artificial selection

• Natural selection is natural artificial selection is artificial

• In natural selection the environment dictates which individuals survive and breed, in artificial selection man decides.

• Natural selection requires genetic variation, artificial selection does not.

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Peppered moths occur naturally in.

• England

• South Africa

• Europe

• America

Cabbages were bred from ...

• Wild cauliflower

• Brussel sprouts

• Wild mustard

• Pepper plants

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