Evolution

1. What is the process by which organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits?

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

• Evolution

• Adaptation

Which of the following is NOT a key mechanism of evolution?

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

• Natural Selection

• Acquired Characteristics

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring is known as:

• • Survival of the Fittest

• • Genetic Drift

• • Mutation

• • Gene Flow

What are the remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past?

• Genes

• • Fossils

• Chromosomes

• • Proteins

The similarity in structure between the front limbs of a whale, a bat, and a human is an example of:

• • Analogous Structures

  • es

• Convergent Evolution

• • Vestigial Structur

• • Homologous Structures

The process by which new species arise is called:

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Speciation  

• Natural Selection

What is the term for a trait that increases an organism's fitness?

• • Adaptation

• • Mutation

• • Allele

• Gene

The change in allele frequencies in a population over time is known as:

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

• Microevolution  

• Macroevolution

The study of the distribution of organisms across the Earth is called:

• Biogeography

• Taxonomy

• Ecology

• Genetics

1. Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence for evolution?

• Fossil Record

• Comparative Anatomy

• • Molecular Biology

• Intelligent Design