Evolution Quiz

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

Evolution occurs when processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation.

The theory of evolution by natural selection was conceived independently by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

<p>More offspring are often produced than can possibly survive, and traits vary among individuals with respect to their morphology, physiology, and behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The theory of evolution by natural selection was first set out in detail in Darwin's book On the Origin of Species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The open-closed principle states that software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification, allowing behavior to be extended without modifying the source code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bertrand Meyer is generally credited for having originated the term open-closed principle, which appeared in his 1988 book Object Oriented Software Construction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A module will be said to be open if it is still available for extension, allowing the addition of fields to the data structures it contains or new elements to the set of functions it performs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The name open-closed principle has been used in two ways, both utilizing generalizations such as inheritance or delegate functions to resolve apparent dilemmas, but with different goals, techniques, and results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The open-closed principle appeared in Bertrand Meyer's 1988 book Object Oriented Software Construction.</p> Signup and view all the answers