Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

What is the theory that explains the evolution of living organisms through inherited characteristics?

• Creationism

• Evolution by Natural Selection

• Lamarckism

• Intelligent Design

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How does natural selection lead to changes in specific traits of populations over successive generations?

• By favoring certain traits that increase survival and reproduction

• By genetic drift

• By random mutation

• By artificial selection

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What influences the probability of survival and reproduction of a species?

• Geographical location and climate change

• Genetic variation and environmental factors

• Diet and exercise

• Social behavior and intelligence

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What do patterns in the fossil record document?

• The age of the Earth

• The existence of aliens

• The diversity and extinction of organisms

• The history of human civilization

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What is the relationship between the fossil record and modern organisms?

• Modern organisms have evolved from ancient organisms

• Modern organisms are completely different from ancient organisms

• There is no relationship

• Modern organisms are identical to ancient organisms

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What is the process by which species change over time?

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

• Mutation

• Artificial selection

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

• Gene flow

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

• Mutation

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What is the term for the process by which individuals with certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than others?

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Gene flow

• Genetic drift

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What is the process by which humans have selectively bred plants and animals for specific traits?

• Natural selection

• Mutation

• Artificial selection

• Genetic drift

__________ is the process in which humans choose the desired traits of an organism. 

• Selective Breeding

• Natural selection

• Variation

• Biology

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