Evolutionary Biology Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to evolution?

  • Genetic drift
  • Natural selection (correct)
  • Gene flow
  • Mutation

What is another name for evolutionary biology?

  • Speciation
  • Macroevolution
  • Genetics
  • Descent with modification (correct)

What term is used to describe the process of formation of new species?

  • Speciation (correct)
  • Macroevolution
  • Extinction
  • Anagenesis

Which of the following is NOT a change that can occur through evolution?

<p>Mutation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth called?

<p>Evolutionary biology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?

<p>Natural selection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the process of change in the heritable characteristics of biological organisms over generations?

<p>Evolution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a subfield of biology that studies evolutionary processes?

<p>Evolutionary biology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the formation of new species?

<p>Speciation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for descent with modification?

<p>Evolution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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