Chapter 15 (Test 4: LAST ONE BISHESSSS)

Question 1

Prior to Darwin, The view of nature was determined by deep-seated beliefs held to be intractable truths rather than (blank) and (blank)

Answer 1

experimentation and observation

Question 2

What is evolution?

Answer 2

species change through time

Question 3

(blank) is the unifying principle of biology

Answer 3

Evolution

Question 4

(blank) between living things reflect recent common ancestry.

Answer 4

Similarities

Question 5

(blank) between living things reflect ancient common ancestry.

Answer 5

Dissimilarities

Question 6

Linnaeus believed in the fixity of species.
Each species had: An ideal (blank) and (blank), and
A place in the (blank) (a sequential ladder of life)

Answer 6

structure and function; scala naturae

Question 7

(blank) developed the (blank)

System of classification for living things

Answer 7

Linnaeus: binomial system of nomenclature.

Question 8

Count Buffon: Provided evidence of (blank) Suggested mechanisms including (blank), (blank), (blank), and (blank)

Answer 8

descent with modification; environmental influences, migration, geographic isolation, and the struggle for existence

Question 9

Cuvier: First to use (blank) to develop a system of classifying animals. Founded the science of (blank). Proposed (blank)

Answer 9

comparative anatomy; paleontology; catastrophism

Question 10

Catastrophism: Local catastrophes in the past had caused Earth’s (blank) to have a new mix of (blank) After each catastrophe, the region was repopulated by species from surrounding areas. The result of the catastrophes was change appearing over time.

Answer 10

strata; fossils

Question 11

Lamark was the first scientists to propose (blank),link diversity with (blank) Concluded that (blank) complex organisms are descended from (blank) complex organisms. Proposed the inheritance of (blank) – Lamarckianism

Answer 11

evolution; environmental adaptation; more; less; acquired characteristic

Question 12

Malthus: Economist who studied the factors influencing the growth and decline of human populations
He related (blank) (blank) and (blank) to the problem of populations outstretching their limited resources.
blank) used Malthus’ principles to formulate his idea of natural selection.

Answer 12

famine, war, and epidemic; Darwin

Question 13

Charles Lyell: Earth is subject to slow but continuous cycles of (blank) and uplift. He proposed (blank) , which states that rates and processes of change are constant.

Answer 13

erosion; uniformitarianism

Question 14

Biogeography is the study of..

Answer 14

the geographic distribution of life forms on Earth.

Question 15

Darwin saw similar species in (blank) habitats.
He reasoned that related species could be modified according to the (blank) Living forms could be descended from extinct forms known only from the fossil record.

Answer 15

similar; environment