Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

What is evolution?

• The change in the frequency of a gene or allele in a population over time.

• The process of adaptation to the environment.

• The process of natural selection.

• The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

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Who is considered the Father of Evolution?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Alfred Russel Wallace

What did Charles Darwin propose as a mechanism for evolution?

• Natural selection

• Genetic mutation

• Artificial selection

• Inheritance of acquired characteristics

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What did Charles Darwin observe during his trip on the HMS Beagle?

• Organisms in South America and the Galapagos Islands

• Organisms in Australia and Antarctica

• Organisms in Africa and Asia

• Organisms in North America and Europe

What is natural selection?

• The process of genetic recombination.

• The process of genetic drift.

• The process of random genetic changes in a population.

• The process by which organisms that are best adapted to an environment survive and reproduce more than others.

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Why is variation important in a species?

• Because the environment changes.

• Because it increases competition within the species.

• Because it leads to the development of new species.

• Because it ensures equal distribution of resources.

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What does natural selection act on?

• Genotype (genetic makeup)

• Both phenotype and genotype

• Phenotype (physical appearance)

• Neither phenotype nor genotype

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