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2. Who (2) suggested that Earth is millions of years old
Hutton and Lyell

3. Who (2) suggested that Earth was old enough for evolution to have occured
Hutton and Lyell

4. Who stated traits are “use or disuse”
Lamarck

5. Who stated that human populations would be kept in check by events like war, starvation and disease
Thomas Malthus

6. What type of selection does a farmer use when breeding the best livestock
artificial

7. What is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment
fitness

8. What happens to an individual who's variations are best suited to environmental conditions
Survives/lives

9. If organisms share a # of inherited characteristics, they most likely have a common _______
Descent

10. What type of structures are formed by having similar patterns of embryological development in diff. but related organisms
homologous

11. Who noticed that organisms are well suited to survive in the environment they live in
Darwin

12. What environment would an organism be best suited for Where they live

13. If different species have many similar physical characteristics, they most likely share what?
Common ancestor

14. What are preserved remains of ancient organisms
fossils

15. What can gradual change over a long period of time result in
Dramatic changes

16. What two things did Lamarck propose organisms are striving for
Complexity and perfection

17. What did Malthus say would run out if human population was not kept in check
Food (resources)

18. What type of organism is most likely to survive in an environment
With adaptations/fitness

19. Who stated the theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin

20. What does similarities between organisms show evidence towards
Common descent

21. What type of record did Darwin use as evidence (it compared things over time)
fossil

22. If a whale doesn’t walk, what type of structure would its pelvis and femur be
vestigial

23. If organisms have similar developmental stages, what else might they share
Common ancestor

24. Molecular evidence shows that a nearly universal genetic code, what theory would that support
Natural selection