Theory of Evolution Quiz
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What are the observable facts about living organisms that establish evolution by natural selection?

  • Few offspring are produced; traits do not vary among individuals; different traits confer the same rates of survival and reproduction; traits cannot be passed from generation to generation
  • More offspring are often produced than can possibly survive; traits do not vary among individuals; different traits confer the same rates of survival and reproduction; traits can be passed from generation to generation
  • All offspring survive; traits do not vary among individuals; all traits confer the same rates of survival and reproduction; traits cannot be passed from generation to generation
  • More offspring are often produced than can possibly survive; traits vary among individuals; different traits confer different rates of survival and reproduction; traits can be passed from generation to generation (correct)
  • Who conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection independently in the mid-19th century?

  • Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Robert Hooke
  • Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan
  • What is evolution?

  • Change in non-heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations
  • Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations (correct)
  • Change in the behavior of biological populations over successive generations
  • Change in the environment over successive generations
  • What processes act on genetic variation to cause evolution?

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

    What has given rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation?

    <p>The process of evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

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