The Theory of Natural Selection Quiz
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Who are the two co-discoverers of natural selection?

  • Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
  • Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin (correct)
  • Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
  • Gregor Mendel and Rosalind Franklin

    • What is the principal work of Charles Darwin on natural selection?

  • On the Origin of Species (correct)
  • The Descent of Man
  • The Voyage of the Beagle
  • Principia Mathematica

    • What is natural selection?

  • The process by which organisms change over time due to acquired traits
  • The process by which organisms reproduce asexually
  • The process by which organisms change over time due to heritable traits (correct)
  • The process by which organisms remain unchanged over time

    • What is adaptation in the context of natural selection?

    <p>The genetic trait evolving to increase survival in a specific environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to genetically inherited traits that increase the survival of a species?

    <p>They persist through the process of evolution by natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is adaptation in the context of natural selection?

    <p>Any characteristic that increases fitness and is heritable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when heritable adaptive characteristics become more common in a population over many generations?

    <p>Evolution by natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary mechanism that drives evolution?

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

    What does natural selection result in?

    <p>Better-adapted organisms having a higher chance to reproduce and survive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic that is influenced by genes and passed from parents to offspring called?

    <p>Heritable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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