What is genetic drift?

A) A change in the frequency of an allele in a population due to random sampling

B) A change in the frequency of an allele due to natural selection

C) A change in the frequency of an allele due to mutation

D) A change in the frequency of an allele due to migration

What is the significance of homologous structures in evolution?

A) They indicate common ancestry

B) They indicate different ancestry

C) They indicate similar functions

D) They indicate different functions

What is the bottleneck effect?

A) A sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events

B) An increase in population size due to abundant resources

C) A gradual change in population size over time

D) A stable population size over time

What is the founder effect?

A) A reduced genetic diversity when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors

B) An increased genetic diversity due to a large number of colonizing ancestors

C) A stable genetic diversity over time

D) A fluctuating genetic diversity due to environmental changes

What is convergent evolution?

A) The process where unrelated species evolve similar traits

B) The process where related species evolve different traits

C) The process where species evolve to become more complex

D) The process where species evolve to become simpler

What is divergent evolution?

A) The process where related species evolve different traits

B) The process where unrelated species evolve similar traits

C) The process where species evolve to become more complex

D) The process where species evolve to become simpler

A) The process where two or more species influence each other's evolution

B) The process where one species evolves independently

C) The process where species evolve to become more complex

D) The process where species evolve to become simpler

What is the Hardy-Weinberg principle?

A) A principle that states allele frequencies in a population remain constant in the absence of evolutionary influences

B) A principle that states allele frequencies change rapidly over time

C) A principle that states allele frequencies are always in flux

D) A principle that states allele frequencies are determined by natural selection

What is the role of mutations in evolution?

A) They introduce new genetic variations

B) They eliminate genetic variations

C) They stabilize genetic variations

D) They have no effect on genetic variations

A) The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution

D) The adaptation of species to new environments

What is adaptive radiation?

A) The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches

B) The extinction of a group of organisms

C) The migration of a group of organisms

D) The stabilization of a group of organisms

What is the significance of embryology in evolution?

A) It provides evidence for common ancestry

B) It provides evidence for different ancestry

C) It provides evidence for similar functions

D) It provides evidence for different functions

What is the role of genetic recombination in evolution?

A) It increases genetic diversity

B) It decreases genetic diversity

C) It stabilizes genetic diversity

D) It has no effect on genetic diversity

What is the significance of molecular biology in evolution?

A) It provides evidence for common ancestry through DNA and protein similarities

B) It provides evidence for different ancestry through DNA and protein differences

C) It provides evidence for similar functions through DNA and protein similarities

D) It provides evidence for different functions through DNA and protein differences

What is the role of environmental changes in evolution?

A) They act as selective pressures that drive natural selection

B) They have no effect on evolution

D) They eliminate genetic variations

What is the significance of biogeography in evolution?

A) It provides evidence for the distribution of species based on historical and geographical factors

B) It provides evidence for the distribution of species based on random factors

C) It provides evidence for the distribution of species based on genetic factors

D) It provides evidence for the distribution of species based on environmental factors

What is the significance of artificial selection in understanding evolution?

A) It demonstrates how humans can influence the traits of organisms

B) It demonstrates how natural selection occurs

C) It demonstrates how genetic drift occurs

D) It demonstrates how mutations occur

Regents Evolution

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Evolution?

The change of climate over time

The change of genetic information of a population over time

The change of geological formations over time

The change of technology over time

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers
-- all related That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time.

Fact

Theory

Law

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The theory of evolution states that...

Change happens rappidly

Genes point to common ancestry

Change happens to individuals

Change happens gradually, over time

Change happens in populations

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is natural selection?

A) A process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

B) A process where organisms choose their mates based on appearance

C) A process where organisms migrate to new environments

D) A process where organisms randomly mutate

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

A) A bird's beak shape that allows it to eat specific types of food

B) A tree losing its leaves in winter

C) A fish swimming in water

D) A mammal breathing air

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the fossil record provide evidence for?

A) The existence of dinosaurs

B) The gradual change of species over time

C) The age of the Earth

D) The extinction of certain species

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which scientist is known for the theory of evolution by natural selection?

A) Isaac Newton

B) Albert Einstein

C) Charles Darwin

D) Gregor Mendel

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What is Evolution?

Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time.

The theory of evolution states that...

What is natural selection?

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

What does the fossil record provide evidence for?

Which scientist is known for the theory of evolution by natural selection?

What is genetic drift?

What is the significance of homologous structures in evolution?

Which of the following is a vestigial structure?

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