Which scientist proposed inheritance of acquired characteristics before Darwin’s theory became influential?
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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Which scientist proposed inheritance of acquired characteristics before Darwin’s theory became influential?
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
What is the name of evolution in which unrelated organisms independently develop similar traits?
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Convergent evolution
Which bird group did Charles Darwin study in the Galápagos that helped inspire his ideas about evolution?
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Darwin’s finches
Which evolutionary mechanism changes allele frequencies through random chance, especially in small populations?
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Genetic drift
Which fossil fish, named in 2006, is famous for showing features between fish and four-limbed vertebrates?
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Tiktaalik
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What is the name of evolution in which unrelated organisms independently develop similar traits?
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Convergent evolution
What name is given to the rapid diversification of one ancestral species into many ecological forms?
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Adaptive radiation
What term describes a trait inherited from an ancestor but reduced or unused in a modern species?
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Vestigial structure
What process causes heritable traits that improve survival to become more common in populations?
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Natural selection
Which marine reptile is the largest living turtle?
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Leatherback sea turtle
Which whale is famous for using bubble nets to concentrate prey?
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Humpback whale
Which fish is the heaviest living bony fish?
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Ocean sunfish
How fast can a peacock mantis shrimp's striking appendage move?
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About 23 metres per second