Biology Quiz on Selection and Evolution

What is the process called where humans breed plants or animals based on desired traits?

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Evolution

• Homologous structures

Which process involves individuals with certain traits reproducing at higher rates?

• Artificial selection

• Analogous structures

• Natural selection

• Evolution

What are structures in different species that are similar due to common ancestry called?

• Analogous structures

• Homologous structures

• Artificial selection

• Evolution

What term describes body parts that share a common function but not structure?

• Homologous structures

• Natural selection

• Analogous structures

• Evolution

What is the term for the change in a kind of organism over time?

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Evolution

• Homologous structures

Which process is used by humans to influence the traits of offspring?

• Natural selection

• Evolution

• Artificial selection

• Analogous structures

What describes the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms?

• Evolution

• Natural selection

• Homologous structures

• Artificial selection

Which structures are similar in function but not in origin?

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Natural selection

• Evolution

What is the process called that results in organisms better adapted to their environment?

• Artificial selection

• Natural selection

• Evolution

• Homologous structures

Which term refers to the similarity in structure due to shared ancestry?

• Analogous structures

• Homologous structures

• Evolution

• Artificial selection