Evolution and Evidence Quiz

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What is adaptive radiation?

The adaptation of a single species to different environmental conditions

The process of extinction of multiple species in a single location

The diversification of one species into many species via natural processes (correct)

The process of a single species becoming extinct

Who established extinction as a fact?

Charles Darwin

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Georges Cuvier (correct)

Thomas Rober Malthus

What is the main idea behind Thomas Rober Malthus' theory?

Population growth is linear

Population growth is exponential

Population growth is infinite

Population growth is constrained by 'misery and vice' (correct)

What is the process by which RNA can function as both a molecule of heredity and an enzyme?

Ribozyme Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Miller-Urey Test?

To demonstrate the formation of amino acids from simple organic molecules Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of ribosomes?

RNA Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary means of propagating copies of a gene?

Horizontal gene transfer Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?

To show the phenotypic ratio of offspring Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of membranes?

Fatty acids Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of exonuclease?

To proof-read DNA Signup and view all the answers

What is Evolution defined as?

Change in genetic composition in a population over time Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist noted the similarity of embryos of distantly related taxa?

Charles Darwin Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concept highlighted by the existence of 'vestigial structures'?

Shared ancestry with past ancestors Signup and view all the answers

Which concept is NOT a piece of evidence for evolution?

Spontaneous generation of life Signup and view all the answers

Who came up with the concept of constructing a phylogenetic tree linking different species together?

Linnaeus Signup and view all the answers

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