Adaptation in Organisms Quiz

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What is an adaptation?

A heritable trait that aids in the survival and reproduction of an organism in its current environment (correct)

A trait that is not influenced by the environment

A trait that only affects the physical appearance of an organism

A trait that is acquired during an organism's lifetime

What is divergent evolution?

Evolving two or more species in diverse directions from a common ancestry (correct)

Evolving similar traits independently in species without a recent common ancestry

The process of environmental changes leading to the same traits in different species

The process of natural selection acting on a population's heritable traits

What does natural selection act on?

Individual's acquired traits

Individual's physical appearance

Population's acquired characteristics

Population's heritable traits (correct)

What are the webbed feet of platypuses an adaptation for?

Swimming Signup and view all the answers

What is convergent evolution?

Evolving similar traits independently in species without a recent common ancestry Signup and view all the answers

According to the Hardy-Weinberg Law, a population in genetic equilibrium means that:

Allelic frequencies do not change from generation to generation Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist is NOT attributed to the development of the modern synthetic theory of evolution?

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Signup and view all the answers

According to the synthetic theory of evolution, which factor is NOT included in the theory?

Gene therapy Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the factors that can act to change fitness or the ability to maintain allelic frequencies in a population?

Viability - ability to survive Signup and view all the answers

According to the synthetic theory of evolution, what leads to the evolution of a species?

Changes in gene frequencies Signup and view all the answers

Adaptation in Organisms Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is an adaptation?

What is divergent evolution?

What does natural selection act on?

What are the webbed feet of platypuses an adaptation for?

What is convergent evolution?

According to the Hardy-Weinberg Law, a population in genetic equilibrium means that:

Which scientist is NOT attributed to the development of the modern synthetic theory of evolution?

According to the synthetic theory of evolution, which factor is NOT included in the theory?

What is one of the factors that can act to change fitness or the ability to maintain allelic frequencies in a population?

According to the synthetic theory of evolution, what leads to the evolution of a species?

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