Year 10 - Evolution and Natural Selection

Who is credited with proposing the theory of evolution through natural selection?

• Richard Dawkins

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

What is the primary mechanism driving evolution, as proposed by Charles Darwin?

• Genetic engineering

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Mutation

Which book is Charles Darwin famous for, where he first presented his theory of evolution?

• The Selfish Gene

• The Descent of Man

• On the Origin of Species

• Voyage of the Beagle

Which modern atheist gene-centered view of evolution, in his book "The Selfish Gene"?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Richard Dawkins

• Stephen Jay Gould

According to Richard Dawkins, what is the central focus of evolution?

• Species

• Individuals

• Genes

• Environments

What term is used to describe the concept that evolution does not have a predetermined goal or direction?

• Planned evolution

• Purposeful evolution

• Blind evolution

• Directed evolution

What is the primary evidence supporting the theory of evolution?

• Astrology

• Fossil records, comparative anatomy, embryology, and molecular biology

• Alchemy

• Phrenology

What does the concept of 'planned evolution' emphasize?

• Evolution has a predetermined plan.

• Evolution is purposeful and directed.

• Evolution operates as part of a greater plan set by a God/Gods.

• Evolution is driven solely by random chance