Bio 120 Reading Quizzes Essentials Of Life Science

WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUET H E F O L L I N G Q U E S T I O N S A R E B A S E D O N C H A P T E R O N E A N D T W O :Q U E S T I O N 1 : Which of the following is NOT a component of the theory of evolution by natural selection?a. A species undergoes genetic change over time.b. Only natural selection can cause evolutionary change.c. Major evolutionary changes usually occur over many thousands of generations.d. All species alive today can be traced back to a single common ancestor.Q U E S T I O N 2 : What is NOT a prediction of the theory of evolution by natural selection?a. The discovery of fossils that link together groups of species that are known to have common ancestry.b. The observation of natural selection acting in the wild.c. The discovery of fossils resembling modern day organisms and fossils resembling ancient organisms in the same layers of rock.d. The existence of genetic variation for many traits.Q U E S T I O N 3 : Darwin noted that the crust