Mechanisms of Evolution/Natural Selection Quizizz

During gestation (pregnancy), a developing male pig had a change in his genetic code. The result was that he was able to walk and do karate.

• Genetic Drift
• Non-random mating
• Mutation
• Natural Selection

Five hundred years after the deer had established a flourishing population in the park, a few of them venture back to their original woods and have babies with the deer there.

• Genetic Drift
• Mutations
• Non-random mating
• Gene flow

7 Wild Mustangs were taken from the prairies of Iowa after a Texan Rancher purchased them and provided them with their own pasture. Those 7 Mustangs eventually became 122.

• Genetic Drift (small popultaion)
• Non-random mating
• Gene flow
• Mutations

Logan was born with unique abilities for quick healing and awesome claws that stick out of his fingers.

• Gene flow
• Natural Selection
• Mutation
• Genetic Drift

What does the image represent?

• Founder effect
• Bottleneck effect
• Natural Selection
• Mutations

What does the image represent?

• Gene flow
• Gene drift
• Mutation
• Adaptation

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Steven Hawking
• Isaac Newton

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

Gene Flow tends to ___________ genetic variation (diversity)

• Increase
• Decrease
• Stabilize
• Exaggerate 

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? 

• People selectively breeding hamsters.
• Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
• Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
• Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.