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Evolution chp 22
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the Old Testament say about evolution? | God created the earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th. |
| Who gave animals a system of names? | Carolus Linnaeus |
| Is taxonomy limited to just naming animals? | No, it's the process of naming anything. |
| What's a example of the principle of use and disuse? | Giraffes stretching their necks out from a young age trying to get food higher and higher up and ending up with longer necks. |
| Was the inheritance of acquired characteristics right or wrong? | Wrong |
| How long did Darwin's Voyage last? | 5 years |
| What was Darwin's 1st observation? | Members of a population often vary greatly in their traits. |
| What was Darwin's 2nd observation? | That traits often varied through offspring. |
| What was Darwin's 3rd observation? | All species over reproduce. |
| What was Darwin's 4th observation? | Owing to the lack of food or other resources many of the animals offspring don't survive. |
| What can natural selection increase? | The match between organisms and their environment. |
| Organisms______evolve on purpose. | do not |
| Evolution/natural selection is not a ______ process, but a "editing" one. | creative |
| Individuals do not evolve, but ______ do. | populations |
| Convergent evolution is... | not evidence of evolution |