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Evolution Quiz (Natural Selection)

Authored by Ashby Pruitt

Biology

9th Grade

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept covered

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Evolution Quiz (Natural Selection)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes the process by which organisms that are best suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully?

Natural Selection

Genetic Drift

Gene Pool

Fitness

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term is used to define a body structure that currently has no known reason for being there, which is attributed to an evolutionary leftover?

Vestigial structure

Phylogenetic Tree

Fossil Record

Embryology

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'Speciation' refer to?

The study of fossils

Formation of a new species

The movement of fertile individuals between populations

Differences in genes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which concept explains the appearance of similar characteristics in unrelated species due to evolutionary pressures?

Convergent Evolution

Coevolution

Descent with Modification

Adaptive Radiation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Hardy-Weinberg Principle primarily concerned with?

The collection of fossils

The study of embryos

Allele frequencies in a population remaining constant

The process by which species change over time

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of genetic mutations in the process of evolution?

They provide genetic variations needed for natural selection

They decrease genetic diversity within a population

They ensure that offspring are identical to their parents

They prevent new species from forming

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does gene flow affect the genetic structure of a population?

It decreases genetic variation within populations

It increases genetic similarity between different populations

It has no effect on genetic variation

It prevents natural selection

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