Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

Who proposed the theory of evolution?

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

What is natural selection?

• The process by which certain traits or characteristics become less common in a population over time, based on their impact on survival and reproduction.

• The process by which certain traits or characteristics become more common in a population over time, regardless of their impact on survival and reproduction.

• The process by which certain traits or characteristics become more or less common in a population over time, based on random chance rather than their impact on survival and reproduction.

• The process by which certain traits or characteristics become more or less common in a population over time, based on their impact on survival and reproduction.

What is adaptation?

• The process of adjusting to new conditions or changes in the environment.

• The process of ignoring new conditions or changes in the environment.

• The process of staying the same despite new conditions or changes in the environment.

• The process of avoiding new conditions or changes in the environment.

What is variation?

• The absence of differences or changes within a group or population.

• Differences or changes within a group or population.

• The process of maintaining consistency within a group or population.

• Similarities or similarities within a group or population.

What is speciation?

• The process by which new species arise from existing species through genetic mutation.

• The process by which new species arise from existing species through the evolution of reproductive isolation.

• The process by which new species arise from non-living matter.

• The process by which existing species merge to form new species.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

• Photosynthesis in plants

• Adaptation of peppered moths

• Breeding of domesticated dogs

• Mutation of bacteria

What is the main driving force behind natural selection?

• Mutation

• Genetic drift

• Random chance

• Adaptation

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for natural selection to occur?

• Genetic variation does not play a role in natural selection.

• Natural selection can occur without genetic variation.

• Genetic variation is not required for natural selection to occur.

• Genetic variation is not important for natural selection.

What is the role of mutations in evolution?

• Mutations have no role in evolution.

• Mutations introduce genetic variations into a population.

• Mutations cause extinction of species.

• Mutations only occur in non-living organisms.

What is the process by which a new species is formed?

• speciation

• mutation

• hybridization

• evolution