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Biology 11 test 1, Natural selection, DNA.

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Natural Selection

Question 1 of 14

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Who was Lamarck?

Select one of the following:

  • Lamarck was a nineteenth century British naturalist. He voyaged the Galapagos Islands and developed a theory to explain how evolution might have occurred.

  • Lamarck was a French Naturalist who lived during the 18th century, he created the theory of acquired characteristics.

  • Lamarck was a French Naturalist who lived during the 18th century, he created the thoery on how evolution might have occurred.

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Question 2 of 14

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Lamarck Theory of acquired characteristics attempted to explain how evolution might have occurred. This theory had two basic assumptions which were:

Select one or more of the following:

  • The Law of Use and Disuse.

  • The Law of inheritance and acquired characteristics.

  • The Law of acquired characteristics and natural selection.

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Question 3 of 14

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The law of use and disuse states that part of an organisms body that are use frequently will not become as developed as parts which are used less or not at all. Those parts which are used will eventually disappear.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 14

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Lamarck had an idea, that organisms evolved. Was this new news?

Select one or more of the following:

  • No.

  • Yes.

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Question 5 of 14

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Lamarck was one of the first to propose a mechanism or process by which evolution might occur.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 14

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What was Lamarck's flaw with his theory of acquired characteristics due to his lack of understanding ?

Select one of the following:

  • There was not enough physical proof supplied.

  • Not genetically based therefore it was not inheritable.

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Question 7 of 14

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What is the role of the environment in Lamarck's theory?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Makes animals adapt to their environment.

  • What causes organisms to change.

  • The one trying to change.

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Question 8 of 14

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What is the role of the organism in Lamarck's theory?

Select one of the following:

  • What causes organism to change.

  • The one trying to change.

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Question 9 of 14

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Is evolution a slow or rapid process?

Select one of the following:

  • Slow

  • Rapid

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Question 10 of 14

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do species remain over time time or do they change?

Select one of the following:

  • change

  • remain the same

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Question 11 of 14

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Define Species

Select one or more of the following:

  • Trait which contributes to an organisms fitness in a given environment.

  • A group of actively interbreeding organisms of the same species that live in a given area.

  • A group of organisms that are able to interbreed in a natural environment.

Explanation

Question 12 of 14

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Define Population

Select one or more of the following:

  • A group of actively interbreeding organisms of the same species that live in a given area.

  • The degree to which an organism can successfully compete and pass its genes/traits on to the next generation.

  • A group of organisms that are able to interbreed in a natural environment.

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Question 13 of 14

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Define Fitness

Select one or more of the following:

  • Trait which contributes to an organisms fitness in a given environment.

  • The degree to which an organism can successfully compete and pass its genes/traits on to the next generation.

  • A group of organisms that are able to interbreed in a natural environment.

Explanation

Question 14 of 14

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Define Adaptation

Select one or more of the following:

  • A group of organisms that are able to interbreed in a natural environment.

  • A group of actively interbreeding organisms of the same species that live in a given area.

  • Trait which contributes to an organisms fitness in a given environment.

Explanation

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