Exploring the Mechanisms of Evolution

Who collaborated with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History for the episode?

• Thomas Hunt Morgan

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Kallie and Blake

What concept did Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace introduce?

• Genetic Drift

• Gene Flow

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

Who is known for their work with pea plants to understand heredity?

• Gregor Mendel

• Thomas Hunt Morgan

• Charles Darwin

• Sewall Wright

What did Thomas Hunt Morgan discover through breeding flies?

• Gene Flow

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

Who contributed to the understanding of how traits are passed from parents to offspring?

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Alfred Russell Wallace

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Lyell

What concept did Sewall Wright introduce?

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

What is the Modern Synthesis?

• A theory combining genetics with natural selection

• A new type of genetic mutation

• A museum exhibit

• A book by Charles Darwin

What role does DNA play in evolution?

• It disproves the theory of natural selection

• It was discovered by Darwin and Wallace

• It stores genetic information that can mutate

• It is unaffected by evolutionary processes

How are bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics an example of?

• Macroevolution

• Microevolution

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

What is the significance of the Deep Time Hall in understanding evolution?

• It focuses on human evolution exclusively

• It provides evidence of life's changes over millions of years

• It disproves the theory of evolution

• It showcases modern ecosystems only