DNA and Evolution

What is the main source of evidence for evolution?

• creationism

• fossil record

• natural selection

• genetic mutations

What is the process by which species change over time?

• evolution

• adaptation

• extinction

• mutation

What is the term for the remains or traces of ancient organisms?

• artifacts

• relics

• remnants

• fossils

What is the study of similarities and differences in the DNA sequences of different species?

• evolutionary biology

• genetic engineering

• comparative genomics

• molecular biology

What is the term for the process by which new species arise?

• evolution

• speciation

• mutation

• adaptation

What is the name of the scientist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

What is the term for the process by which organisms with traits that are advantageous for their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully?

• artificial selection

• genetic mutation

• random chance

• natural selection

What is the term for the process by which traits that are advantageous for an organism's survival and reproduction become more common in a population over time?

• evolution

• artificial selection

• genetic mutation

• natural selection

What is the term for the process by which traits that are not advantageous for an organism's survival and reproduction become less common in a population over time?

• genetic drift

• mutation

• artificial selection

• natural selection

What is the term for the process by which species that share a common ancestor evolve and accumulate differences over time?

• coevolution

• divergent evolution

• parallel evolution

• convergent evolution