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Biology
Chapter 10 Test Study Guide
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1. Where did Darwin make many of his observations?
2. What adaptations did Darwin observe in the organisms found on the Galapagos
Islands?
3. Why was James Hutton’s and Charles Lyell’s work important to Darwin? What
specific knowledge did Charles Lyell contribute to Darwin’s hypothesis about
evolution?
4. Who was Thomas Malthus and what did he contribute to Darwin’s hypothesis of
evolution? What did he believe would halt the growth of the human population?
5. What was the title of the book that Darwin published in 1859? Did he publish his
book as soon as he returned from the voyage on the Beagle?
6. Who published an essay concerning evolution before Darwin published his book?
7. Describe Darwin’s theory of natural selection. What is artificial selection?
8. The organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to do
what?
9. What is Darwin’s definition of fitness?
10. What is a vestigial structure?
11. Was Darwin’s theory of evolution influenced by his knowledge of the structure of
DNA? Why or why not?
12. Malthus believed that the human population was kept in check by what?
13. What is artificial selection?
14. Were Darwin’s hypotheses about natural selection and evolution similar to the
ideas of most other scientist of his time? Explain.
15. Describe a homologous structure.
16. What are fossils and how did they support Darwin’s hypothesis of evolution? Did
the average person of the time believe fossils supported evolution?
17. What does Darwin’s theory of evolution suggest?