B15 - Evolution and Classification

Question 1

name:

the two theories of evoltion and their scientists

Answer 1

1. Lamarck - evolution by inheritance of acquired characteristics
2. Darwin - evolution by natural selection

Question 2

describe:

Lamarck’s theory of evolution

Answer 2

during an animals lifetime, they acquire characteristics which are then passed down to their offsprings

Question 3

describe:

Darwin’s theory of evolution

natural selection

Answer 3

• variations within a population
• some organims were more adapted the environment
• these organisms survive and reproduce
• passing desirable genes to the offspring

Question 4

name:

the two scientists that suggested evolution by natural selection

Answer 4

Charles Darwin and Carl Woese

Question 5

define:

mimicry

Answer 5

when an organims exhibits characteristics of another organism