Evolution, Taxonomy, and Natural Selection Quiz - Figueroa

Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Darwin

What is the main reason evolution happens to populations?

• random chance

• artificial selection

• natural selection

• genetic mutation

What is the process by which new species arise?

• Mutation

• Extinction

• Hybridization

• Speciation

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?

• Mutation

• Natural selection

• Viruses

• Gene flow

What is the study of classification and naming of organisms called?

• Ontology

• Topology

• Taxonomy

• Chronology

Which taxonomic rank is higher: genus or family? (Dear King Phillip...)

• species

• family

• order

• class

What is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific?

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

What is the process by which individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce?

• Artificial selection

• Natural selection

• Survival of the weakest

• Random selection

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

• The long neck of a giraffe

• The color of a chameleon

• The stripes on a zebra

• The spots on a leopard

What is the incomplete collection of preserved remains or impressions of long deceased organisms?

• Fossil Record

• Genetic Drift

• Classification

• Taxonomy