ENVS 200 - Chapter 2|41 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024

Peppered moths (Biston betularia) vary in color from place to place. Is the variation within these populations heritable? a. No, variation within this species is not heritable b. Yes, the trait is the same in all populations which allows any moth to change from white to black at any given time c. Yes, this trait is heritable and is selected for or against depending on the environment d. No, variation is not heritable because reproduction does determine the color morph. - ️️C Natural selection involves three main components. They include: a. Heritability, differential survival, and differential reproduction b. Sexual selection and differential reproduction c. Survival and speciation d. None of the above - ️️A Which scientist devised an orderly system for naming different organisms? a. Charles Darwin b. Ernst Mayr c. Carl Linnaeus d. Alfred Russell Wallace - ️️C A breeder is interested in producing an amelanistic morph of a bird species she breeds. Is this natural selection? a. Yes, because she is selecting for a beneficial trait b. No, because natural selection is a process driven by the natural environment, not humans c. Yes, because the species will experience differential reproductive success d. None of the above - ️️B