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Which of the following statements is true about Charles Darwin?
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
The evolution of one species into two or more species as a result of different populations becoming reproductively isolated from each other is:
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
The number and location of bones of many fossil vertebrates are similar to those in living vertebrates. Most biologists would probably explain this fact on the basis of:
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
Darwin and Wallace's theory of evolution by natural selection failed to explain how
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
Charles Darwin concluded that the 13 species of finches on the Galápagos Islands:
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
Which of the following ideas was developed by Thomas Malthus?
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
Which of the following statements about Darwin is true?
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
The example of the peppered moths living near English industrial cities demonstrates that:
new genetic varieties can appear in a population every generation
a change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there
common ancestor
none of the options
none of the options
c) Living things often produce far more offspring than are needed to maintain their numbers.
probably evolved from one ancestral South American species
adaptive radiation
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