Chapter 16- Section 1

Question 0

The process by which species may change over time

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Evolution

Question 1

Evolution

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The process by which species may change over time

Question 2

Charles Darwin

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The first to provide evidence that evolution occurs and a theory to explain how it happens

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The first to provide evidence that evolution occurs and a theory to explain how it happens

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Charles Darwin

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HMS Beagle

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First global voyage which gathered Darwin’s first set of evidence

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First global voyage which gathered Darwin’s first set of evidence

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HMS Beagle

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Descent with modification

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Descendants modified over time as different groups survived on different types of foods

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Descendants modified over time as different groups survived on different types of foods

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Descent with modification

Question 8

Selective breeding

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The process by which humans breed other animals and plants for particular traits

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The process by which humans breed other animals and plants for particular traits

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Selective breeding

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Artificial selection

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Breeders select individuals with desired traits to be the parents of the next generation

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Breeders select individuals with desired traits to be the parents of the next generation

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Artificial selection

Question 12

Jean Baptiste LaMarck

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Proposed that organisms change over time as they adapt to changing environments and that similar species were descended from a common ancestor, and that living species were descended from similar extinct species in the fossil record. Hypothesized that acquired traits were passed to offspring

Question 13

Proposed that organisms change over time as they adapt to changing environments and that similar species were descended from a common ancestor, and that living species were descended from similar extinct species in the fossil record. Hypothesized that acquired traits were passed to offspring

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Jean Baptiste LaMarck

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Acquired traits

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Traits not determined by genes, but as a result of the organism’s behavior

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Traits not determined by genes, but as a result of the organism’s behavior

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Acquired traits

Question 16

Thomas Malthus

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Observed that human populations could double and redouble, but had limitations such as war, disease, or limited resources

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Observed that human populations could double and redouble, but had limitations such as war, disease, or limited resources

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Thomas Malthus

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Charles Lyell

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Published the “Principle of Geology,” which stated that the Earth’s structure resulted from cycles of geological processes that occur continuously over time

Question 19

Published the “Principle of Geology,” which stated that the Earth’s structure resulted from cycles of geological processes that occur continuously over time

Answer 19

Charles Lyell