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?

<p>Random variations in the frequencies of genes within populations, particularly small populations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

<p>Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the theory of natural selection?

<p>Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Anaximander propose about the origins of life?

<p>All life began in the sea (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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