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Chapter 18—Introduction to Darwinian Evolution MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Evolution is genetic change in __________ that occurs over time. a. an individual b. a population c. a community d. an ecosyst ... em e. the biosphere ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 392 OBJ: Bloom's: Knowledge 2. The rapid evolution of bacteria and fungi in certain environments is used in the field of: a. bioremediation. b. human disease genetics. c. medical diagnostics. d. human genome sequencing. e. plant genomics. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 392 OBJ: Bloom's: Comprehension 3. __________ arranged organisms into a scale of nature and first stated that organisms changed toward the more complex and perfect. a. Dobzhansky b. Lamarck c. Erasmus Darwin d. Charles Darwin e. Aristotle ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: p. 392 OBJ: Bloom's: Knowledge 4. Passing on traits or characteristics that were acquired during the lifetime of an organism to its offspring is a concept that is attributed to: a. Alfred Wallace. b. Charles Darwin. c. Charles Lyell. d. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck. e. Thomas Malthus. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 393 OBJ: Bloom's: Knowledge 5. The islands where Charles Darwin observed variation among organisms and compared them to those organisms found on the mainland were the: a. Channel Islands. b. Falkland Islands. c. Galapagos Islands. d. Canary Islands. e. Virgin Islands. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 393 OBJ: Bloom's: Knowledge Chapter 18—Introduction to Darwinian Evolution 46. On the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin questioned why: a. the island species resembled those on other arid islands. b. the island species resembled those from nearby islands. c. the islands were inhabited at all since they were 600 miles from South America. d. the island species resembled those from South America. e. the island species were not unique. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 393 OBJ: Bloom's: Knowledge 7. Fossil evidence shows that giraffes living 1000 years ago had much shorter necks than the giraffes seen today. Which of the following statements best explains this observation? a. The two groups of giraffes are not related. b. The two groups of giraffes arose as a result of convergent evolution. c. The giraffes acquired longer necks through the continuing process of natural selection. d. The difference in neck length supports Lamarck's hypothesis. e. The difference in neck length is evidence for homoplastic inheritance. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 393 OBJ: Bloom's: Comprehension 8. Who proposed that the Earth's geological features formed slowly over time, creating long periods for evolution? a. Charles Darwin b. Aristotle c. Lamarck d. Charles Lyell e. Erasmus Darwin ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 394 OBJ: Bloom's: Knowledge 9. Individual species will continually evolve as a result of: a. coevolution. b. convergent evolution. c. punctuated equilibrium. d. natural selection. e. gradualism. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 394 OBJ: Bloom's: Comprehension 10. __________ penned an essay stating that populations have the capability to outgrow their food supply resulting in disease, famine, and competition. a. Erasmus Darwin b. Aristotle c. Thomas Malthus d. Lamarck e. Charles Darwin [Show More]

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