At the time Charles Darwin sailed on the HMS Beagle, ____________________.Group of answer choicesseveral biologists had proposed that species might change over time, but none had suggested a convincing mechanism that might cause the changethe idea of evolution was widely accepted by scientists, but Darwin's great impact was to popularize it for the laypersonhe idea that animals and plants might change over time was absent from Western sciencethe idea of evolution was widely accepted because it could fit into the biblical story of creation

At the time Darwin voyaged on the HMS Beagle, the popularly accepted theory in Western culture that explained the origin of Earth's plants and animals held that the various species ______________________.Group of answer choiceshad been created by divine intervention a few thousand years beforearose from a single species that had survived the biblical floodarose continually from non-living materials by spontaneous generationhad evolved from now-extinct organisms

Darwin and Wallace's theory of evolution by natural selection was revolutionary because it ________.Question 3Select one:a.was the first theory to refute the ideas of special creationb.proved that individuals acclimated to their environment over timec.dismissed the idea that species are constant and emphasised the importance of variation and change in populationsd.was the first time a biologist had proposed that species changed through time

During his voyage around the world, Darwin was inspired to think about evolution by ____________________.Group of answer choicesstudying adaptations of organisms to their environmentsthe unique organisms he saw in the Gálapagos Islandsfossils he collectedthe works of others such as Lamarck

Which of the following is a true statement about Charles Darwin?Group of answer choicesHe based his theory on the inheritance of acquired characteristics.He was the first to discover that living things can change, or evolve.He proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution.He worked out the principles of population genetics.

In his book On the Origin of the Species, Charles Darwin described how species change over time. Which of the following is NOT part of his observations that describes the mechanisms of natural selection? Group of answer choicesDisease and natural disaster will limit population growth.Species today descended with modifications from ancestral species.Organisms produce more offspring than can survive.Organisms with advantages will survive and reproduce.