Evolution Quiz

What did Charles darwin think about natural selection?

• organisms change their traits to the trait that will help them

• breeding 2 similar animals get the best traits

• breeding 2 animals with different traits give the best results

• organisms with better traits for their environment will survive and reproduce

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

• The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

• The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Changes in inherited characteristics can cause a species to change into a new one. This change over time is called?

• Graduation

• Selective Breeding

• Revolution

• Evolution

The image shows light and dark colored moths that live on a tree. Which result is most likely to occur to the moth population over time due to predation?

• The number of light colored moths in the population will increase

• There will be more dark colored moths than light colored moths

• The number of light colored moths will decrease

• The dark colored moths will move to a different type of tree

What process is being shown in this image?

• Variation

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Homeostasis

Which of the following best describes natural selection?

• Random changes in allele frequencies

• Survival and reproduction of the fittest

• Movement of genes between populations

• Sudden changes in the genetic code

What term is used to describe a trait that increases an organism's fitness in its environment?

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

Which of the following is NOT a condition necessary for natural selection to occur?

• Variation in traits

• Inheritance of traits

• Differential survival and reproduction

• Random mating

A species of lizards has a wide range of skin colors, providing camouflage against predators. After a volcanic eruption, the landscape changes drastically, favoring lizards with a specific skin color. This scenario best illustrates:

• The bottleneck effect

• Directional selection

• Disruptive selection

• Stabilizing selection

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Which of the following best explains why the fossil record is considered evidence for evolution?

• It shows that Earth is less than 10,000 years old.

• It demonstrates that species have remained unchanged over millions of years.

• It provides sequential snapshots of how species have changed over time.

• It proves that all living organisms originated from a single species.

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