Quiz on The Process of Evolution 2nd Quarter Module 8

What refers to the change in the gene pool of a population due to chance?

• Bottleneck effect

• Founder effect

• Gene flow

• Genetic drift

Who is known as the Father of Evolution?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Charles Darwin

• Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

Which theory involves natural selection?

• Theory of Descent with Modification

• Theory of Survival

• Theory of Use and Disuse

• Theory of Natural Selection

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What is the movement of genes from one population to another called?

• Gene flow

• Mutation

• Genetic shuffling

• Genetic variation

Who proposed the theory of use and disuse?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Charles Darwin

• Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

• Thomas Malthus

Which of the following explains the difference in survival of individuals that reproduce in a particular environment?

• Evolution

• Gene flow

• Gradualism

• Natural selection

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What occurs when there is a change in the genetic makeup of an organism?

• Gene flow

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

• Mutation

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Which of the following is also called migration?

• Genetic variation

• Mutation

• Genetic shuffling

• Gene flow

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Who believed that populations grow geometrically while resources slowly increase leading to competition?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

• Thomas Malthus

• Charles Darwin

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Which of the following refers to a change over time in the characteristics of a species?

• Mutation

• Migration

• Gradualism

• Evolution

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