
Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz
Authored by Robert Hairston
Biology
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of evolution in biology?
The process of how life began on Earth
A change in the heritable traits within a population across generations
The study of fossils
The process by which individuals learn new behaviors
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do DNA mutations affect an organism?
They do not change the organism in any way
They ensure the organism will have more offspring
They make the organism identical to its parents
They can introduce variations in the organism's traits
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence supports the theory of evolution?
The fossil record and genetic similarities among species
The ability of animals to learn from humans
The unchanging nature of all species on Earth
Predictions about future animal behavior
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a result of evolution as explained in the video?
Evolution happens in a single generation
The DNA of all organisms is identical
Plants can move from one place to another
All dogs evolved from an ancestral group of gray wolves
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does natural selection contribute to evolution?
By ensuring only the strongest individuals survive
By guiding the random mutations to produce complex functions
By preventing any changes in the DNA of organisms
By creating new species in a single generation
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What initiates the process of natural selection within a population?
Geographical barriers
Variation in traits
Climate change
Introduction of new species
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do variations in traits arise within a population?
Through hibernation
Through learning
Through genetic combinations
Through migration
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