Biology Concepts Quiz

What term describes structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry?

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structure

• Homologous structures

• Genetic drift

Which term refers to the process by which new species arise?

• Speciation

• Mutation

• Fitness

• Gene flow

What is the term for the random change in allele frequencies in a population?

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

• Adaptation

• Biogeography

Which concept explains the movement of genes between populations?

• Punctuated equilibrium

• Gradualism

• Gene flow

• Bottleneck effect

What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of organisms from the past?

• Vestigial structure

• Fossil

• Biogeography

• Molecular homologies

What's the difference between Homologous structures and Analogous structures?

• Homologous structures share a common ancestor

  Analogous structures don't share a ancestor

• Homologous structures don't share a common ancestor

  Analogous structures share a ancestor

How is the Bottleneck effect proven?

• Overhunting

• Biogeography

• Growing habitat

• No genetic diversity

What does Punctuated equilibrium mean?

• A species changes over time

• Theres enough punctuation

• A species changes rapidly

• Everything is equal within a habitat

How did Mutation appear in evolution?

• No genetic diversity

• Too much genetic diversity

• DNA errors

• Cross of species

What does gradualism mean?

• A species rapidly changes over time

• Someone studies graduation

• A species changes over time