Biodiversity Answers

10 verified answers
2
Free Preview

During a trip to the Galapagos Islands, which observation led Charles Darwin to suspect that organisms change over time?

A
Island finches were able to breed with mainland species.
B
Island finches resembled mainland finches, but were not the same species.
C
Island finches resembled extinct species from other islands around the world.
D
Island finches did not have beaks of the same size and shape.
3

Scientific investigations often lead to the formulation of new scientific questions. Charles Darwin reviewed his observations after he returned home from his voyage studying the selective breeding of pigeons. Which question would he be prompted to ask based on his voyage?

A
Do living things change over time, and if so, how?
B
Are the Galapagos finches and those on the mainland the same species?
C
Are pigeons related to the Galapagos finches?
D
Can selection in nature also lead to a new species over time?
4

A population of rabbits has individuals with fur coloring that ranges from white to brown. The population lives in a temperate deciduous forest where the summers are mild and average about 50°F. The winters are often below freezing. If warmer temperatures last longer into the fall and the average temperature in the winter is getting warmer, what do you expect to happen to the population?

A
The percentage of the population with brown fur will decrease.
B
The percentage of the population with white fur will decrease.
C
The population will increase in size, but the color percentages will remain unchanged.
D
The population will decrease in size, but the color percentages will remain unchanged.
5

Which statement describes natural selection?

A
It is the primary mechanism for evolution.
B
It must act on structural traits.
C
It acts to cause overpopulation.
D
It causes learned skills to become heritable traits.
7

A frog has more offspring than can survive on available resources.Of which is this an example?

A
structural adaptation
B
overpopulation
C
variation in a population
D
artificial selection
9

In the African savanna, more wildebeests are born than the environment can support. Which is most likely to happen over a period of years as a result?

A
The chances for survival of the population are reduced.
B
New food sources are discovered and become the regular diet.
C
Individuals that are well suited to the environment reproduce, and those that are not well suited die before they reproduce.
D
The environment adapts by providing more resources to the growing population, increasing the chances of survival for individuals within the habitat.
10

Which would least likely be a cause of natural selection?

A
adaptation
B
evolution
C
overpopulation
D
variation

Did you find these answers helpful?