Populations and Evolution Quiz

Define a population.

What is one example of a population adapting?

• A population of pigeons builds their homes on the side of a skyscraper.
• A mouse only comes out at night.
• Rocks form from a sedimentation process in the ocean.

Write one food chain based on the food web shown.

Who is Darwin?

What did Darwin discover?

• Evolution
• Decomposing bacteria
• Finches

What are the four main modes of evolution?

• Natural selection
• Genetic Drift
• Mutations
• Gene Flow
• Floating populations

What does the phrase "survival of the fittest" mean?

Explain natural selection.

Imagine: A freak tsunami wipes out half the genes/organisms in a population. One type of genes: GONE. What type of evolution has occurred?

• Genetic Drift
• Gene Flow
• Mutation
• Natural Selection

The Amish population are an example of:

• Gene Flow
• Genetic Drift