Ch. 17.1+2

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

Change over time: the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms by evolving.

Question 2

What did Charles Darwin do

Answer 2

Proposed the idea of evolution

Question 3

Where did Darwin travel

Answer 3

New Zeland, Australia, Africa, South America, and the Galápagos Islands.

Question 4

Fossil

Answer 4

Preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms

Question 5

What did Hutton propose

Answer 5

He proposed that the Earth was extremely old(rock formation’)

Question 6

What do Lyell propose

Answer 6

He proposed that scientists must explain past events in terms of processes that can be observed in the present.

Question 7

According to Lamarck, how do organisms acquire traits

Answer 7

He said that they acquire their traits by selectively using or not using various parts of their bodies. They pass these traits down, allowing them to change over time.

Question 8

How is artificial selection dependent on variation in nature

Answer 8

You can only select from traits already present in the population

Question 9

Artificial selection

Answer 9

Selective breeding of plants and animals to promote the occurrence of desirable traits in offspring.