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Reviewing Key Concepts
Completion On the lines provided, complete thefollowing sentences.
1. Darwin's voyage aboard the H.M.S.
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2. Darwin's hypothesis about how life changes over time is now called the
3. .On the Galapagos Islands, Darwin observed that the characteristics of many
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4. Inferring Charles Darwin was very curious and analytical. How might these
traits have contributed to his success as a scientist?
5. Evaluating What important information about the Galapagos Island tortoises did
Darwin learn?
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Section Review 15-2
Reviewing Key Concepts
Matching On the line provided, write theletter of the answer that best
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a. Hutton and Lyell
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_____ 2. stated that inheritance of acquired traits caused change
in a species over time
3. recognized that food and living space were two limiting
factors for human population growth
_____ 4. proposed that acquired traits could be passed on to an
organism's offspring
_ _ _ 5. recognized that processes that shaped. Earth in the past
are the same processes that operate in the present
_____ 6. proposed that by selective use or disuse of organs, organ­
isms acquired or lost certain traits in their lifetimes
_____ 7. recognized that Earth is many millions of years old
Reviewing Key Skills
8. AppJying Concepts Lyell's Principles of Geology stated that
geological features could be changed over long periods of time. How
did this statement influence Darwin's own concept of evolution?
9. Comparing and Contrasting Which of Lamark's ideas turned out to
be true? Which turned out to be false?
10. Posing Questions "What ideas and questions about plants and
animals did Malthus's work suggest to Darwin?
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1. How do humans affect artificial selection?
What role does nature play?
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2. Over time, what is the result of natural selection?
Identify the four types of evidence that Darwin used to support his concept of evolution.
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7. Inferring How does an animal's level of fitness relate to its chances of survival and
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9. How are homologous structures such as forelimbs evidence for common descent?
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Chapter Vocabulary Review
Matching On the line provided, write the letter of thedefinition that best
matches each term on the left.
1. evolution
a. change over time
2. fossil
b. differences among individuals within a species
3. natural variation
c. preserved remains of a~ ancient organism
4. struggle for existence
d. survival of the fittest
5. fitness
e. all species are derived from common ancestors
6. adaptation
f. structures that develop from the same embryonic
tissues, but have different mature forms
7. natural selection
8. common descent
9. homologous structures
_ _ _ _ _ 10. vestigial organ
g. ability of an individual to survive and reproduce
in a specific environment
h. organ with little or no function
i. competition for food, space, and other resources
among ,members of a species
j. inherited characteristic that increases an
organism's chance of survival
Defining Terms On the lines provided, writea definition for each of the
fo/1m.ving terms.
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12. artificial selection
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13. survival of the fittest
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14. descent with modification
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Multiple Choice On the line provided, write the letter of the answer that best
completes the sentence.
15. Cows that give more milk than other cows are an
example of
a. natural variation.
c. survival of the fittest.
b. natural selection.
d. struggle for existence.
16. The practice of breeding dogs to produce offspring
with specific traits is an example of
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a. na turel variation.
c. common descent.
b. natural selection.
d. artificial selection.
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17. Natural selection is the same as
a. struggle for existence.
c. artificial selection.
b. survival of the fittest.
d. descent with modification.
18. The diagrams of the limbs below show evidence of
a. natural variation.
c. common descent.
b. 'natural selection.
d. artificial selection.
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a. homologous structures.
c. adaptation.
b. fitness.
d. struggle for existence.
20. A human's appendix and a skink's legs are examples of
a. vestigial organs.
- b. fitness.
c. natural selection.
d. artificial selection.
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21. How did Darwin interpret the fossil record?
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23. How do successful adaptations improve an organism's fitness?
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24. What does descent with modification imply about the relationships among
the different species on Earth today?
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