The impact of Darwin’s research on the bases of creationist texts was so (i)_________ that his contributions to the field of evolutionary theory, although (ii)_________, are remembered less by the popular imagination than was the way in which his ideas threw the theological organizations of Victorian England into near-absolute chaos.Blank (1)AlaudatoryBprofoundantagonisticBlank (2)Aless convincingequally influentialCpossibly offensive

Darwin is credited with the idea that

Because he was well aware of the effect his theory of evolution would have on the public and on the Church of England, Darwin delayed publishing his work for several decades while he gathered additional evidence. After invoking selective breeding of domesticated species as evidence that groups of organisms are capable of change, he then proposed that natural populations can change as well. On which two lines of evidence did he base this proposal?Group of answer choicesOrganisms within a population vary, and all populations produce more offspring than can be supported by the environment, resulting in competition for survival within the population.Organisms produce more offspring than can be supported by their environment, and adaptations to specific environments increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.Some individuals leave more descendants than other individuals, but the individuals in a population are essentially identical to each other.Some individuals within a population have greater survivability and reproductive success than others, and favorable traits within a population will accumulate over generations. PreviousNext

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

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

The general theory of evolution was espoused by whom?Question 5Answera.Charles Darwinb.Daryl Charlesworthc.Charles Melbourned.Charles Derwent