Quizizz 5/15

Which scientist is most closely associated with the theory of natural selection?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

• Isaac Newton

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What is the term for a trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival in its environment?

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Variation

• Extinction

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Which of the following best describes common ancestry?

• All organisms are unrelated

• All living things share a common ancestor

• Only plants share a common ancestor

• Only animals share a common ancestor

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What is the main mechanism by which evolution occurs, according to Darwin?

• Artificial selection

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

• Selective breeding

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Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

• A bird learning to sing

• A polar bear’s thick fur

• A fish swimming in water

• A dog barking

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Which process results in the change of allele frequencies in a population over time?

• Evolution

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Mitosis

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Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of adaptation?

• Mutation

• Migration

• Natural selection

• Photosynthesis

Which statement best explains why giraffes have long necks, according to natural selection?

• Giraffes wanted to reach higher leaves

• Giraffes with longer necks survived and reproduced more

• All giraffes were born with long necks

• Giraffes stretched their necks over time

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Given a population of beetles where green beetles are more likely to be eaten by birds than brown beetles, what is likely to happen to the frequency of the brown allele over time?

• It will decrease

• It will stay the same

• It will increase

• It will disappear

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If two species share a high percentage of similar DNA sequences, what does this suggest about their evolutionary relationship?

• They are unrelated

• They share a recent common ancestor

• They evolved in the same environment

• They have identical adaptations

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