Evolution Test

Who is known as the father of evolution?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Lyell

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

What is the term for the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits?

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Variation

• Adaptation

• Artificial Selection

Which theory of evolution proposed that traits acquired during an organism's life can be passed on to its offspring?

• Modern Theory of Evolution

• Darwin's Theory of Evolution

• Lamarck's Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Traits

• Catastrophism

What does the term "fitness" refer to in the context of evolution?

• The physical strength of an organism

• The ability of an organism to live longer than others

• The ability of an organism to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population

• The genetic diversity within a species

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of geologic change?

• Gradualism

• Uniformitarianism

• Catastrophism

• Artificial Selection

What does the fossil record provide evidence for in the study of evolution?

• The genetic makeup of ancient organisms

• A record of the history of life on earth

• The migration patterns of early humans

• The dietary habits of extinct species

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial organ?

• A fully functional eye

• A tailbone in humans

• The wings of a bird

• The heart of a mammal

What is an allele?

• A type of protein

• A cell division process

• A variant of the sequence of nucleotides at a particular location on a DNA molecule

• A type of phenotypic expression

What does the term "phenotype" refer to?

• A genetic trait

• A physical trait

• A molecular compound

• A type of allele

Which formula represents the allele frequency in a population?

• p+q=1

• p^2+2pq+q^2=1

• 2p+2q=1

• p^2+pq+q^2=1