Biology 152- Evolution Flashcards | Quizlet
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Which scientific concept did Charles Darwin and
Alfred Wallace independently discover?
a. mutation
b. natural selection
c. overbreeding
d. sexual reproduction
b. natural selection
Which of the following situations will lead to natural
selection?
a. The seeds of two plants land near each other and
one grows larger than the other.
b. Two types of fish eat the same kind of food, and
one is better able to gather food than the other.
c. Male lions compete for the right to mate with
females, with only one possible winner.
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Which description is an example of a phenotype?
a. A certain duck has a blue beak.
b. A mutation occurred to a flower.
c. Most cheetahs live solitary lives.
d. both a and c
d. both a and c
Which situation is most likely an example of
convergent evolution?
a. Squid and humans have eyes similar in structure.
b. Worms and snakes both move without legs.
c. Some bats and birds have wings that allow them
to fly
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Which allopatric situation would most likely lead to
speciation?
a. A flood causes the formation of a new lake.
b. A storm causes several large trees to fall down.
c. A mutation causes a new trait to develop.
d. An injury causes an organism to seek out a new
food source.
a. A flood causes the formation of a new lake.
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