Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

What is the process by which certain inherited traits make it easier for some individuals to thrive and multiply, changing the genetic makeup of populations over time?

• Migration

• Mutation

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

Who first identified the process of natural selection in his book 'On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection'?

• Gregor Mendel

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Charles Darwin

What is the term for the characteristics of an organism, such as body size, hair color, blood type, etc.?

• Allele

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Mutation

Which type of selection favors the majority of individuals that are well adapted to an environment?

• Sexual selection

• Stabilizing selection

• Directional selection

• Disruptive selection

What is the term for the struggle between individuals of the same sex, generally males, for the possession of the other sex?

• Artificial selection

• Sexual selection

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

What is the main way that selective pressures can affect populations?

What is the term for the process by which one species can turn into another species?

• Speciation

• Adaptation

• Hybridization

• Mutation

What is the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin conducted his famous voyage in the 1830s?

• H.M.S. Beagle

• H.M.S. Challenger

• H.M.S. Discovery

• H.M.S. Endeavour