Evolution and Biodiversity (EXAM 1)

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

theory of evolution: species descend with modification from ancestral species over time. It is outlined as “Principles of Evolution” by Charles Darwin in Origins of Species by means of Natural Selection

Question 2

Descent with Modification

Answer 2

all organsims reproduce new generations that are different from their parents generations

Question 3

Overproduction

Answer 3

most living organisms produce far more offspring than will grow to maturity

Question 4

Struggle for Existence

Answer 4

nature is characterized as a continual struggle for survival, in which organisms are competing with each other for space, food and mates

Question 5

Survival of the Fittest

Answer 5

since organisms produce more offspring than will reach maturity and since there is a constant struggle for existence those organisms which are better adapted to their environment and pressures exerted by it will survive