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DREXEL ENVS 212 - First Midterm Questions with Correct Answers
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DREXEL ENVS 212 - First Midterm Questions with Correct AnswersBest definition of evolution?
a. Inherited changes in the properties of individuals over time.
b. Inherited changes in the properties of populations of organisms over time.
c. Changes in the genetic properties of organisms over time.
d. Changes in the properties of species over time.
e. Inherited changes in the properties of species over time. Correct Answer-b. Inherited changes in the properties of populations of organisms over time.
Must mention inheritance and populations
What is NOT a component of Darwin's Theory of evolution
a. The characteristics of organisms change over time.
b. Species diverge from common ancestors. c. Differences between even radically different organisms are explained by small mutations. d. Evolution results from changes in frequencies of different variants within a population.
e. Natural selection accounts for adaptation. Correct Answer-c. Differences between even radically different organisms are explained by
small mutations.
Darwin didn't know about mutations!
Which is part of Scala Naturae?
a. Variation occurs gradually.
b. Membership in a species is defined by ancestor-descendant relationships.
c. Prototypes are immutable. [Archetypes (final form), not prototypes (original)]
d. Any feature of an organism is mutable.
e. Variation is the imperfect expression of the archetype. Correct Answer-e. Variation is the imperfect expression of the archetype.
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