Natural Selection and Adaptation

Natural selection, adaptation, and the evolution of behavior patterns are major emphases of _____ psychology.

• evolutionary

• academic

• clinical

Studies how ideas, such as adaptation and natural selection, explain human behavior.

• Evolutionary Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Behavioral Approach

• Psychoanalytic Approach

Which concept explains how species evolve over time through the survival of the fittest?

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

• Gene Flow

Who is the scientist most associated with the theory of natural selection?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

What is the term for a trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce?

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Variation

• Speciation

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

• A bird's beak shape suited for its food source

• Random genetic mutation

• A sudden change in climate

• A volcanic eruption

Natural selection acts on which level of biological organization?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

• Individual

What is the primary driving force behind natural selection?

• Random chance

• Environmental pressures

• Human intervention

• Divine intervention

Which of the following best describes 'survival of the fittest'?

• The strongest individuals survive

• The most intelligent individuals survive

• The individuals best adapted to their environment survive

• The largest individuals survive

What role do mutations play in natural selection?

• They always harm the organism

• They provide genetic variation

• They eliminate weak individuals

• They have no effect