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Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________ Chapter 22: Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life – 17 pts 1. Briefly describe the main idea for each of the following individual’s understanding of the change of organisms over time. 1 pt each, 7 pts total Individual Main Idea Plato Aritstotle Linnaeus Cuvier Hutton Lyell Lamarck 2. How is Darwin’s “descent with modification” unique as compared to the ideas of the individuals in question #1? 1 pt 3. Why did Darwin call his idea “descent with modification”? 1 pt 4. Summarize in your own words Darwin’s theory of natural selection as the mechanism of evolution. 1 pt 5. Speculate on why Darwin and not Wallace is usually credited with the theory of natural selection. 1 pt 6. Does the essay by Malthus in 1798 support the theory of natural selection? Explain. 1 pt 7. Can acquired traits evolve? Explain. 1 pt 8. If you discovered the fossil of an extinct animal in the Andes Mountains, would you expect it to be more similar to animals in the jungles of South America or to the animals in the mountains of Africa? Explain. 1 pt 9. A non-AP Biology student makes the following statement: “Organisms adapt to survive”. Discuss the accuracy of this statement. 1 pt 10. Two populations of organisms are placed in adjacent, but significantly different environments. Would you expect these populations to evolve over time the same way? Explain. 1 pt 11. Big “Theories” must be testable by experimentation and make predictions. Does Darwin’s “Descent with Modification” qualify as a “Theory”? Explain. 1 pt