Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
Campbell Chapter 20

1. What was the contribution made by Linnaeus to the development of the theory of evolution?

2. Explain the errors in Lamarck's theory of evolution.

3. What aspect of the flora and fauna of the Galapagos did Darwin find puzzling?

4. How did the Galapagos finches form the foundation for Darwin's thinking?

5. What did Darwin mean by the phrase "descent with modification"?

6. State the observations and inferences which form the theory of natural selection.

7. Explain how natural selection is really the environment acting on inherited variations.

8. What is the mechanism of evolution?

9. Describe how the Galapagos finches were used as an example of natural selection.

10. Comment on each of the following observable signs (i.e., evidence) of evolution:

a. biogeography

b. the fossil record

c. taxonomy

d. comparative anatomy

e. comparative embryology

f. molecular biology