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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which scientist formulated the theory of evolution through natural selection?
Lamarck
Charles Darwin
James Hutton
Thomas malthius
- 2. Multiple Choice
Lamarck’s ideas about evolution were wrong because he proposed that C acquired characteristics can be inherited.
species change over time.
species descended from other species.
Acquired characteristics can be inherited.
species are adapted to their environments
- 3. Multiple Choice
Lyell’s Principles of Geology influenced Darwin because it explained how
organisms change over time.
adaptations occur.
Earth must be very old.
the Galápagos Islands formed.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A farmer’s use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of
natural selection
extinction
artificial selection.
adaptation.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The ability of an individual organism to survive and reproduce in its natural environment is called
natural selection.
evolution
descent with modification.
fitness.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides evidence for evolution?
fossil record
homologous structures of living organisms
Geographical distribution of living things
all of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
What process produced the two different types of beaks shown?
artificial selection
natural selection
extinction
disuse of the beak
- 8. Multiple Choice
The large ground finch obtains food by cracking seeds. Its short, strong beak is an example of
struggle for existence.
the tendency toward perfection.
an adaptation.
a vestigial organ.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The principle of common descent says that all species are descended from ancient common ancestors.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Based on what you can see, are the brown mice or white mice better adapted to their environment?
Brown mice
White mice
- 11. Multiple Choice
The wing of a bird that cannot fly is an example of a(n)
analogous structure.
homologous structure.
vestigial structure.
Embriology
- 12. Multiple Choice
In different parts of the world, Darwin found unrelated species that looked alike because
the species lived in different environments.
the species lived in similar environments.
the species were closely related.
the species once lived in the same place
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