BIO 109 - Evolution Exam #3 Practice Questions and Answers
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Course
Evolution
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Evolution
BIO 109 - Evolution Exam #3 Practice
Questions and Answers
What are the common misconceptions of evolution? - ANSWER-- We evolved from apes
- Missing links
- "Survival of the fittest"
'Survival of the fittest' - ANSWER-The individual that reproduces the most offspring is the 'fittest'
Evoluti...
- The subconscious desires of an organism can cause changes in traits
- Those changes caused by increased use or disuse will be passed onto the offspring of that individual
Darwin - ANSWER✔✔-- studied medicine and theology
- a naturalist on a 5 year voyage on the HMS Beagle 1831
- wrote "The Origin of Species" 1859
Darwin and Wallace - ANSWER✔✔-- While researching at his home, Darwin received a letter from A.
Wallace
- Wallace was a a young naturalist collecting organisms in S. America
- This letter was asking advice about about and idea Wallace had been working on
Evolution is... - ANSWER✔✔-the genetic change in organisms over time through reproduction
3 main points of evolution - ANSWER✔✔-1. Populations evolve not individuals
2. Evolution mainly occurs through Natural Selection
3. Evolution is the main unifying theme of all biology
ex. pepper moth turning black to white
Natural Selection - ANSWER✔✔-1. Variation in form and behavior b/w member of a species exists
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