AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

MODERN THEORY OF EVOLUTION

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

According to the concept of “survival of the fittest, “ if a population of birds eats worms that they find deep under ground by using their beaks, which members of the bird population would be more fit?

A	birds that have flatter beaks
B	birds that have longer beaks
C	birds that have wider beaks
D	birds that have brighter beaks

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Survival of the fittest means that organisms that are better adapted to their environment are best suited to survive and successfully reproduce. “Survival of the fittest” is an expression, developed from Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The survival of the fittest theory was put forward by Charles Darwin and he suggested that the organisms best adapted to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. Natural selection: It is a key feature of evolution that was proposed by Charles Darwin.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the easiest examples (survival of the fittest examples) is the wooly mammoths. Once the fittest (both physically and reproductively) among all the other biological beings on the Earth, the wooly mammoths vanished from the face of the planet Earth some 1000 years after their evolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘Individuals with the most favorable traits survive and reproduce’

There is 1 question to complete.