30 Questions
What is the term for the ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment?
Fitness
According to Darwin, which individuals survive and reproduce?
Those best adapted for their environment
What is the term for the process of a new species emerging?
Speciation
What is the term for an inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment?
Adaptation
What is the term for a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships between organisms?
Phylogenetic tree
What is the term for a species that has become extinct?
Extinct
What is the term for the change in allele frequencies in a population due to chance events?
Genetic drift
What is the term for the movement of organisms into or out of a population, leading to a change in allele frequencies?
Gene flow
What is the term for the process by which a change in one organism leads to a change in another organism?
Coevolution
What is the term for the classification system that uses a hierarchical structure, with genus and species?
Scientific Name
What is the term for the period of little change in a species, followed by rapid change?
Punctuated Equilibrium
What is the term for the process by which a species changes into a new species over time?
Evolution
What happens to energy as it moves up the pyramid?
10% is passed to the next level and 90% is given off as thermal energy
What is the role of a producer in a food chain?
To produce energy through photosynthesis
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary succession occurs in areas with no life, while secondary succession occurs in areas with existing life
What type of organism is a grasshopper in a food chain?
Primary consumer
What happens to toxins as they move up the pyramid?
They increase in amount
What is the term for the first organisms to grow in an area?
Pioneer organisms
What is the process by which water vapor leaves plants through stomata?
Transpiration
What is the term for the process by which nitrogen in the atmosphere is converted into a usable form?
Nitrogen fixation
What is the term for a cell without a nucleus?
Prokaryote
What is the term for the vascular tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant?
Xylem
What is the term for the response of plants to light?
Phototropism
What is the term for the system that transports messages, receives, and coordinates messages in the human body?
Nervous system
What is the term for an organism that maintains a constant internal body temperature, regardless of the environment?
Endotherm
Which of the following biotic factors would NOT limit the size of a population?
Light
What type of relationship exists between a hummingbird and a flower when the hummingbird feeds on the flower's nectar?
Mutualism
What is the term for an organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms?
Heterotroph
What is the term for the place in which an organism lives out its life?
Habitat
What type of organism is a grasshopper, in terms of its feeding behavior?
Consumer
This quiz covers the fundamental concepts of evolution, including natural selection, fitness, adaptation, and speciation. It also touches on the theory of Lamarck.
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