Natural Selection and Evolution Quiz

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

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

What is the main driving force behind natural selection?

• Random chance

• Survival of the fittest

• Human intervention

• Artificial selection

Which of the following best describes a mutation?

• A change in an organism’s environment

• A change in the DNA sequence

• A change in behaviour

• A change in diet

What is meant by the term ‘variation’ in a population?

• All individuals are identical

• Differences between individuals

• The number of individuals

• The age of individuals

Which of the following is NOT a source of genetic variation?

• Mutation

• Sexual reproduction

• Cloning

• Meiosis

What is selective breeding?

• Allowing animals to breed randomly

• Choosing parents with desirable characteristics to breed

• Preventing animals from breeding

• Breeding only wild animals

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

• A giraffe’s long neck

• A broken leg

• A scar from an injury

• A haircut

What is the process by which new species are formed called?

• Mutation

• Speciation

• Hybridisation

• Fertilisation

Which of the following is NOT evidence for evolution?

• Fossil record

• DNA similarities

• Homologous structures

• Identical twins

What is the main reason why antibiotic resistance develops in bacteria?

• Bacteria learn to avoid antibiotics

• Natural selection favours resistant bacteria

• Antibiotics make bacteria stronger

• Bacteria become immune to all chemicals