Review Questions
Which scientific concept did Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently discover?
- mutation
- natural selection
- overbreeding
- sexual reproduction
Hint:
B
Which of the following situations will lead to natural selection?
- The seeds of two plants land near each other and one grows larger than the other.
- Two types of fish eat the same kind of food, and one is better able to gather food than the other.
- Male lions compete for the right to mate with females, with only one possible winner.
- all of the above
Hint:
D
Which description is an example of a phenotype?
- A certain duck has a blue beak.
- A mutation occurred to a flower.
- Most cheetahs live solitary lives.
- both a and c
Hint:
D
Which situation is most likely an example of convergent evolution?
- Squid and humans have eyes similar in structure.
- Worms and snakes both move without legs.
- Some bats and birds have wings that allow them to fly.
- all of the above
Hint:
D