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  • Question 1

    2 points  

    What scientist(s) suggested that Earth is extremely old and that the processes that changed Earth in the past are the same processes that operate in the present?

    A. Hutton and Lyell
    B. Darwin
    C. Lamarck
    D. Watson and Crick

  • Question 2

    2 points  

    How would Hutton and Lyell explain the formation of the Grand Canyon?

    A. The canyon formed quickly as the result of an earthquake.
    B. The movement of water in a river carved the canyon over time.
    C. A volcanic eruption formed the canyon.
    D. The canyon always existed in its current form, and it doesn't change.

  • Question 3

    2 points  

    According to Lamarck, the long neck of a giraffe would be considered a(n)

    A. acquired characteristic.
    B. dominant trait.
    C. mutation.
    D. None of the above.

  • Question 4

    2 points  

    What parts of Lamarck's hypotheses are supported?

    A. All of Lamarck's hypotheses are supported.
    B. Organisms’ adaptations are related to their environments.
    C. Traits acquired during a lifetime are passed on to offspring.
    D. Evolution progresses in a predetermined direction.

  • Question 5

    2 points  

    According to Malthus, what factor limits human population growth?

    A. disease
    B. famine
    C. war
    D. All of the above.

  • Question 6

    2 points  

    How did Malthus influence Darwin?

    A. Darwin already had discovered Malthus's ideas, so he was not influenced by him.
    B. Darwin dismissed Malthus's ideas because all organisms have the potential to produce more individuals than can survive, so no population would die out.
    C. Malthus's ideas did not appeal to Darwin, and he rejected them.
    D. Malthus's ideas caused Darwin to ask questions about which organisms survive to reproduce and why.

  • Question 7

    2 points  

    In                , nature provides the inherited variations, and humans select for breeding only those organisms with variations they find useful.

    A. evolution
    B. artificial selection
    C. natural selection
    D. geology

  • Question 8

    2 points  

    Darwin used artificial selection to breed what animals at his home?

    A. armadillos
    B. finches
    C. pigeons
    D. tortoises

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