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Chapter 22, Problem 3TY
Which of the following scientists influenced Darwin’s views on the nature of population growth?
- a. Cuvier
- b. Malthus
- c. Lyell
- d. Hutton
- e. Wallace
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- What two problems slowed the acceptance of Darwins theory among scientists?arrow_forwardCharles Darwin proposed that evolution could be explained by the differential reproductive success of organisms that resulted from their naturally occurring variation. Darwin called this process (a) coevolution (b) convergent evolution (c) natural selection (d) artificial selection (e) homoplasyarrow_forwardWhich scientist independently came up with the same basic idea as Darwin at more or less the same time? Group of answer choices A. Cuvier - homology B. Lyell - Uniformitarianism C. Lamarck - inheritance of acquired characteristics D. Wallace - Natural Selectionarrow_forward
- Which scientist’s information on geology helped support theobservations Darwin made during his voyage aboard theHMS Beagle?a. Erasmus Darwinb. Georges Cuvierc. Aristotled. Carolus Linnaeuse. Charles Lyellarrow_forwardThe main idea behind Darwin’s theory of natural selection was Group of answer choices a. Competition for space between the individuals will limit a population b. Individuals pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring c. Individuals with advantageous adaptations are more likely to out-produce those lacking that adaptation d. Populations adapt over timearrow_forwardAccording to Gould, what evidence did Darwin look for in specimens? A. Evidence of biological parts that are strange and odd B. Evidence of a perfect natural purpose to biological parts C. Evidence of intelligent designarrow_forward
- Why are alternative scientific theories to evolution not taught in public school? a. more theories would confuse students b. there are no viable scientific alternatives c. it is against the law d. alternative scientific theories are suppressed by the science establishmentarrow_forwardWho developed the theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics that suggested morphological changes that occur within an individual’s lifespan can be transmitted to offspring (also known as the use-disuse theory)? Group of answer choices A-Jean-Baptiste Lamarck B-Alfred Russel Wallace C-Erasmus Darwin D-Thomas Malthus E-James Huttonarrow_forwardDescribe the observations and inferences that led Charles Darwin to his theory of evolution by natural selection.arrow_forward
- How did Darwin support the idea that natural selection can produce evolutionary change? Group of answer choices A. he examined how humans produced domesticated plant and animal breeds B. he just thought it had to be true C. he invented a time machine to go back and check it out for himself D. he observed wild populations to see natural selection in actionarrow_forwardWhich of the four evolutionary mechanisms make a population better adapted to its environment? A. Migration B. Genetic drift C. Mutations D. Natural selection. arrow_forwardExplain the mechanisms that produce change in population from generation to generation. 1. artificial selection 2. natural selection 3. genetic drift 4. mutation 5. recombinationarrow_forward
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