Which of the Following Observation Did Charles Darwin Make During

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observation did Charles Darwin make during his 5 year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle?

• A) Species exhibit great variation within a single population.
• B) Species do not change over time.
• C) The environment can bring about inherited change in an individual.
• D) All species share the same basic genetic and molecular makeup.
• E) The Earth was dated to be approximately 4.6 billion years old.

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Definitions:

Data Value

A specific piece of information, often numerical, that is collected, analyzed, or stored as part of a data set.

Outlier

A data point that significantly differs from the other data points in a dataset, often indicating a measurement error or a unique case.

Correlation Coefficient

A value that quantifies both the magnitude and the direction of a straight-line association between a pair of variables.

Box Plot

A graphical representation of the distribution of a data set, showing the median, quartiles, and outliers, used for depicting the spread and skewness of the data.