Evolution Review

Which of the following is not a pattern of evolution observable in nature?

• Coevolution

• Gradualism

• Adaptive Radiation

• Reproduction

Which of the following is the forming of a new species by evolution from pre-existing species?

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Gradualism

• Punctuated Equilibrium

Which of the following are examples of gradual extinction? Mark all that apply.

• Climate change

• Massive Volcanoes

• Natural Disasters

• Meteors

The theory of natural selection states that some organisms will survive and reproduce better than others, causing changes in the population over time by acting on traits that are ___________?

• Adapted

• Identical

• Heritable

• Stable

Which of the following words suggest that evolution can occur on a small scale, affecting a single population?

• Coevolution

• Microevolution

• Macroevolution

• Natural Selection

Who is known as the Father of Evolution?

• Aristotle

• Carolus Linnaeus

• James Hutton

• Charles Darwin

Which of the following defines Catastrophism?

• Changes in Earth's crust due to slow continuous processes, therefore profound changes are due to slow but continuous processes over time

• Changes in the Earth's crust have caused sudden and violent changes and events

• Changes in the Earth's crust have resulted from continuous and uniform processes

• A change in gene frequency over time

During the process of speciation, gene pools gradually become different and are no longer able to ___________.

• Reproduce

• Isolate

• Converge

• Diverge

Gradualism is the slow change in an organism over a long period of time.

• True

• False

Modification is one of the seven patterns of evolution observed in nature.

• True

• False