10 Questions
What does natural selection result in?
Evolutionary change in a population
Which process refers to the random change in the frequency of a gene?
Genetic Drift
What does a bottleneck event result in for a population?
Increased genetic diversity
Which process involves the exchange of segments between DNA molecules and chromosomes?
Recombination
What does artificial selection involve?
Intervention of humans in breeding organisms
Which type of evolution evidence studies the distribution of plants and animals in geographic space and over time?
Biogeography
In the evolution of horses, what change occurred according to the text?
Their molars became longer and covered with cement
"Adaptive traits" mentioned in the text are associated with which evolutionary process?
Natural Selection
What does migration (gene flow) refer to?
The movement of populations or groups within a species
What is the main focus of paleontology as mentioned in the text?
Study of fossils and extinct organisms
Test your knowledge on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution by natural selection. Learn about his journey on the H.M.S. Beagle to South America, his observations on species, and his collaboration with scientists like John Henslow and John Gould.
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