Question

1. In an experiment, suppose that the wings of fruit flies were clipped short for fifty generations. The fifty-first generation emerged with normal-length wings. This observation would tend to disprove the idea that evolution is based on. A) inheritance of natural variations. B) inheritance of acquired characteristics . C) natural selection. D). survival of the fittest 2. Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment. A)diversity. B)fitness. C) Adaption. D) evolution

Answer 1

1. The observation tend to disprove the idea that evolution is based on : B. inheritance of acquired characteristic
If the idea is correct, the wings of fruit flies from the fifty-first generation should be short

2. Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment as : C. adaptation
According to him, the organism that will survive throughout the generations will be the one that is most capable to adapt with the environment around them

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