EVOLUTION OF LIFE FORMS - A THEORY

Question 1

What are the three connotations of the theory of special creation?

Answer 1

1. All living organisms that we see today were created as such
2. Diversity was always the same since creation and will be same in future
3. Earth is about 4000 years old

Question 2

All the ideas of theory of special creation were strongly challenged in ________ century.

Answer 2

19th

Question 3

____________ made observations on his sea voyage in a sail ship called ________ and concluded that existing life forms showed similarities to varying degrees not only among themselves but also with life forms that existed ________ years ago

Answer 3

Charles Darwin, HMS Beagle, million

Question 4

Any population hasbuilt in variation in ____________

Answer 4

Characteristics

Question 5

Characteristics enable some to survive better in artificial conditions and they outbreed others.

True/false

Answer 5

False

Natural

Question 6

Fitness of individual according to Darwin is ___________

Answer 6

Reproductive fitness - those who are better fit - leave more progeny than others

Question 7

According to Darwin, organisms are selcted by nature and he called it ____________ and implied it as mechanism of evolution.

Answer 7

Natural selection

Question 8

____________ , a naturalist who worked in ____________ arrived at similar conclusions as Darwin

Answer 8

Alfred Wallace, Malay Archepelago

Question 9

All the existing life forms share similarities and share common ancestors.

True/false

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The ________ history of earth closely correlates with biological history of earth.

Answer 10

geological