BIO 109 - Evolution Exam #3 2026
Questions and Answers
What are the common misconceptions of evolution? - Correct answer-- We evolved
from apes
- Missing links
- "Survival of the fittest"
'Survival of the fittest' - Correct answer-The individual that reproduces the most
offspring is the 'fittest'
Evolution is based on... - Correct answer-Reproduction aka natural selection
Butterfly A lays 5 eggs per year and live 10 yrs
Butterfly B lays 50 eggs per year, and live for 1 year
Which is the 'fittest' - Correct answer-Butterfly B
T or F: There are no missing links - Correct answer-TRUE
Lamarck 1801 - Correct answer-Before Darwin, he came up w/ the Inheritance of
Acquired Characteristics (traits passed down)
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, - The subconscious desires of an organism can cause changes in traits
- Those changes caused by increased use or disuse will be passed onto the
offspring of that individual
Darwin - Correct answer-- studied medicine and theology
- a naturalist on a 5 year voyage on the HMS Beagle 1831
- wrote "The Origin of Species" 1859
Darwin and Wallace - Correct answer-- While researching at his home, Darwin
received a letter from A. Wallace
- Wallace was a a young naturalist collecting organisms in S. America
- This letter was asking advice about about and idea Wallace had been working on
Evolution is... - Correct answer-the genetic change in organisms over time through
reproduction
3 main points of evolution - Correct answer-1. Populations evolve not individuals
2. Evolution mainly occurs through Natural Selection
3. Evolution is the main unifying theme of all biology
ex. pepper moth turning black to white
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Questions and Answers
What are the common misconceptions of evolution? - Correct answer-- We evolved
from apes
- Missing links
- "Survival of the fittest"
'Survival of the fittest' - Correct answer-The individual that reproduces the most
offspring is the 'fittest'
Evolution is based on... - Correct answer-Reproduction aka natural selection
Butterfly A lays 5 eggs per year and live 10 yrs
Butterfly B lays 50 eggs per year, and live for 1 year
Which is the 'fittest' - Correct answer-Butterfly B
T or F: There are no missing links - Correct answer-TRUE
Lamarck 1801 - Correct answer-Before Darwin, he came up w/ the Inheritance of
Acquired Characteristics (traits passed down)
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, - The subconscious desires of an organism can cause changes in traits
- Those changes caused by increased use or disuse will be passed onto the
offspring of that individual
Darwin - Correct answer-- studied medicine and theology
- a naturalist on a 5 year voyage on the HMS Beagle 1831
- wrote "The Origin of Species" 1859
Darwin and Wallace - Correct answer-- While researching at his home, Darwin
received a letter from A. Wallace
- Wallace was a a young naturalist collecting organisms in S. America
- This letter was asking advice about about and idea Wallace had been working on
Evolution is... - Correct answer-the genetic change in organisms over time through
reproduction
3 main points of evolution - Correct answer-1. Populations evolve not individuals
2. Evolution mainly occurs through Natural Selection
3. Evolution is the main unifying theme of all biology
ex. pepper moth turning black to white
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