10 Questions
Which of the following is a result of an environmental event that only a few individuals survive, leading to a change in the probability of seeing a certain trait in the population?
Bottleneck Effect
What is the term for the process by which a new species emerges from a single ancestral species due to physical separation of populations?
Speciation
What is the primary evidence that supports the theory of evolution from embryology?
Close similarity of internal anatomy
Which type of selection favors individuals that vary in one direction from the original, leading to a shift in the population's mean?
Directional Selection
What is the term for the study of the geographic distribution of organisms and their evolutionary relationships?
Biogeography
What is the driving force behind natural selection?
Selective Pressure
Which of the following describes the ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?
Fitness
What causes the alteration in the structure or function of an organism that increases its fitness?
Adaptation
Which process involves better-adapted organisms surviving and producing more offspring?
Natural Selection
What type of mutation increases the chances for survival or reproduction?
Adaptive Mutation
Learn about the basic concepts of evolution including species definition, changes in DNA leading to protein function, and the role of mutations in adaptation and survival.
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