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Converging on Evolution

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More than one decade after Darwin returned from his voyage on HMS Beagle, an explorer named Alfred Wallace voyaged to the Malay Islands. Wallace was struck by the biodiversity of the islands. In particular, he noticed animals with structures designed to attack plants, and plants with structures designed to protect them from animals. Wallace reasoned that differences among individuals provided advantages that gradually led to evolution. He immediately sent a manuscript describing his idea to Charles Lyell, who then shared his manuscript with Darwin. Wallace's model of evolution by natural selection was published by paper that appeared in the same issue as Darwin's paper.

1) True or False: Unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural selection required variation among individuals.

2) True or False: Wallace used induction to develop a model of evolution by natural selection.

3) True or False: Unlike Wallace, Darwin conceived his theory of evolution without observing species living on the islands.

4) True or False: Both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that differences among individuals were passed onto their offspring.

5) True or False: Similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived his theory of evolution by natural selection while voyaging around the world.

6) True or False: Both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview described as either naturalistic evolution or theistic evolution.

I wanted to verify my answers on these; I got F, T, F, T, T, T . Let me know if I'm on the right track, and thanks in advance for any help! It's always appreciated.

Explanation / Answer

First statement is true.

Second statement is false. Wallace found his theory by observing animals in their habitat.

3rd statement is false. 4th statement is true. 5th statement is true.

6th statement is false because theistic evolution came after natural selection (Darwinian theory) and his theory is atheistic.

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