Darwin and the Evolutionary Journey

Who is known as the father of the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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What is the main mechanism by which evolution occurs, according to Darwin?

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Artificial selection

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Which of the following is NOT a key component of Darwin's theory of natural selection?

• Variation

• Inheritance

• Overproduction

• Equilibrium

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What is the term for the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

• Adaptation

• Speciation

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

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Which of the following concepts did Darwin propose to explain the diversity of life on Earth?

• Catastrophism

• Uniformitarianism

• Evolution

• Creationism

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Which island group is famously associated with Darwin's studies that led to his theory of evolution?

• Hawaiian Islands

• Canary Islands

• Galápagos Islands

• Falkland Islands

What is the term for the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution?

• Adaptation

• Speciation

• Mutation

• Extinction

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• Defined: Describes evolution toward different traits in closely related species.

• Coevolution

• Divergent Evolution

• Convergent Evolution

• Extinction

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A process of evolution where one species can split into a number of different species.

• Adaptive Radiation

• Coevolution

• Extinction

• Divergent Evolution

changes in allele frequencies due to chance 

NOT natural selection

• Coevolution

• Genetic Drift

• Adaptive Radiation

• Extinction