True or false: evolution

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Evolution is studied against the background of the evolution of the earth itself.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Adaptive radiation describes one lineage spreading into many forms.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The Hardy-Weinberg principle belongs to population genetics.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Evolution refers only to changes within a single lifetime.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement about evolution is true or false.

Explanation