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What ship did Darwin travel on while working on his research? |
the HMS Beagle |
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Name two ideas from other scientist that influenced Darwin in his work. |
The Concept for a Struggle of Survival by Malthus and The Present is the Key to the Past by Lyell |
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If a colony of bacteria were to give rise to an amoeba, would this be an example of microevolution or macroevolution? |
macroevolution |
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Of the four basic data sets discussed in this module, which one provides conclusive evidence for macroevolution? |
None |
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Some creationists say that of all the ideas set forth in Darwin's book, The Origin of Species, are wrong. Why is this not true? |
Microevolution is well documented. Macroevolution is wrong. |
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According to macroevolutionists the sequence of amino acids in the hemoglobin of a human should be closest to a rat or an ape? |
the ape's |
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How does the neo-darwinist hypothesis differ from the hypothesis of Darwin? |
Neo-darwinism uses mutations to add information to the genetic code. |
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What problem with both Darwin's original hypothesis and neo-darwinism does punctuated equilibrium attempt to solve? |
Punctuated equilibrium attempts to explain why there are no intermediate links in the fossil record |
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Bacteria can sometimes become immune to an antibiotic. Is mutation the only way this can happen? |
Mutation is not the only way a bacteria becomes immune to an antibiotic. Conjugation and transformation are the main means by which bacteria become immune to an antibiotic. Transduction can also do this. |
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The fact that representatives of all major animal phyla can be found in the lowest sedimentary rock in the geological column is often referred to as the __________________ ________________ |
Cambrian explosion |
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Name the 3 basic data sets that provide conclusive evidence against macroevolution. |
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Name the two main ways that bacteria can become immune to an antibiotic. |
conjugation and transformation |
