Exam 21: The Evidence for Evolution

Comparing the evolution of domesticated dogs to the evolution of wolves over the same time period illustrates what relationship between artificial and natural selection?

A new plant species is introduced to Daphne Major and produces small,thin seeds.This plant species is highly adapted to drought and after 5 years has replaced over 80% of the native plants that produce large seeds.How will this change affect the evolution of beak size in the medium ground finch population?

Which one of the following features of Archaeopteryx clearly demonstrates that it was on the evolutionary line leading from dinosaurs to birds?

A rock contains 18 mg of the radioactive isotope carbon-14.The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,600 years.How many half-lives and years will it take before the carbon-14 decays to less than 4 mg?

Domestication of dogs has led to