Evolution and Speciation Quiz

Which process is responsible for the formation of new species?

• Speciation

• Mutation

• Fossilization

• Hybridization

What is the main driving force behind natural selection?

• Adaptation

• Intelligence

• Random chance

• Mutation

What is the term used to describe the formation of new species due to geographic isolation?

• peripatric speciation

• parapatric speciation

• sympatric speciation

• allopatric speciation

Which type of evolution occurs when unrelated species develop similar traits due to similar environmental pressures?

• Reverse evolution

• Divergent evolution

• Parallel evolution

• Convergent evolution

What is the primary source of genetic variation in a population?

• migration

• genetic drift

• mutation

• natural selection

Which of the following is an example of allopatric speciation?

• Formation of Hawaiian honeycreepers

• Formation of African cichlids

• Formation of Australian marsupials

• Formation of Galapagos finches

Which process can lead to the formation of new species in the absence of geographic isolation?

• Allopatric speciation

• Sympatric speciation

• Parapatric speciation

• Convergent evolution

What is the term used to describe the process by which species evolve from a common ancestor?

• mutation

• natural selection

• adaptation

• evolution

Which was the first conclusion Darwin made soon after returning from Galapagos Islands?

• Natural selection was the evolutionary mechanism for species change.

• Variety among Galapagos birds resulted from evolutionary changes.

• Wild finch diversity explained the breeding of domesticated animals

If a hypothetical colony of 100 humans isolated themselves on an island, their genetic makeup after several generations would be determined by:

• The founder effect

• Genetic drift

• A bottleneck