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Evolutionary History Quiz

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What did Anaximander speculate about the origins of humans?

Humans descended from fish (correct)

Humans descended from mammals

Humans descended from birds

Humans were created by a deity

What is a theory in the scientific sense?

A vague idea with no evidence to support it

A guess or conjecture

A religious belief

A well-tested explanation for a phenomenon (correct)

What is natural selection?

The process by which organisms produce fewer offspring to conserve resources

The process by which organisms randomly produce offspring

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment produce more offspring (correct)

The process by which organisms adapt to their environment in a predetermined way

What is genetic drift?

Random variations in the frequencies of genes within populations, particularly small populations Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the theory of natural selection?

Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace Signup and view all the answers

What did Anaximander propose about the origins of life?

All life began in the sea Signup and view all the answers