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Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to..
a.)being preserved as fossils
b.)providing humans with food
c.)surviving in the environment in which they lived
d.)swimming from South America to the Galapagos Islands. |
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| c.) Suriving in the environment in which they lived. |
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The species of finches that Charles Darwin found on different Galapagos Islands varied in certain structural adaptations. One of the most significant adaptations that Darwin noted was the...
a.)similarities of the birds' embryos
b.)birds' different-shaped beaks
c.)length of the birds' necks
d.)number of eggs in each bird's nest |
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| b.) Birds' different-shaped beaks |
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Based on the adaptations Charles Darwin observed in finches and tortoises in the Galapagos, he wondered...
a.)if species living on different islands had once been members of the same species
b.)if finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral species
c.)if all birds on the different islands were finches
d.)why all tortoises on the different islands were identical |
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| a.) if species living on different islands had once been members of the same species |
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Which of the following ideas was NOT part of Darwin's contribution to science?
a.)descent with modification
b.)inheritance of acquired characteristics
c.)surivial of the fittest
d.)natural selection |
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| b.) inheritance of acquired characteristics |
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Charles Darwin's observation that finches of differnt species on the Galapagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches...
a.)have the ability to interbreed
b.)acquired traits through use and disuse
c.)all eat the same tupe of food
d.)descended from a common ancestor |
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| d.) descended from a common ancestor |
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On the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin observed...
a.)completely unrelated species on each of the islands
b.) species exactly like those found in South America
c.) species similar to mainland South American species
d.) species completely unrealated to those found in South America |
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| c.) species similar to mainland South American species |
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Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin's observation of local varitation among tortoises in the Galapagos Islands?
a.)artificial selection
b.)adaptation
c.)acquired characteristics
d.)tendency towards prefection |
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