PSYC 387 FINAL PREP ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY
PSYC 387
IAN PSYC 387 Final Prep(2024/2025) 200 Actual Questions and Answers with complete solution- Athabasca University
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Who originally said that
change is the only constant?Roman philosopher Lucretius 2,000 years ago
When was Darwins Origin of
Species written?1859 There is, he argued, tremendous variation among the
members of any given species.
PSYC 387 Final Prep Athabasca University
Describe Darwin's theory of
natural selection.Some of these variations are well suited to current conditions; others are not. Individuals with favorable variations are more likely to survive and reproduce, so
succeeding generations are more likely to show helpful characteristics. Thus, features that contribute
to
survival are "selected" by the environment, a process
Darwin called natural selection.
Was Darwin aware of the
genetic basis for evolution by natural selection?no
Who was the first person to understand the role of
genetics?Gregor Mendel (father of genetics) published his work in 1866.
Although Darwin did not
understand the genetic basis for evolution, he was aware
that_____(2 things)variation within a species was common
selective breeding of farm animals with a specific variation often resulted in offspring with that characteristic.
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