Theory of Evolution Quiz
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Which process results in certain characteristics becoming more or less common within a population over successive generations?

  • Mutation
  • Natural selection (correct)
  • Gene flow
  • Genetic drift
  • What observable fact about living organisms supports the establishment of evolution by natural selection?

  • Limited offspring production
  • Uniformity in traits among individuals
  • Traits being unrelated to survival and reproduction
  • More offspring produced than can possibly survive (correct)
  • Who conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection independently in the mid-19th century?

  • Louis Pasteur
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Alfred Russel Wallace
  • Charles Darwin (correct)
  • What did the process of evolution give rise to at every level of biological organisation?

    <p>Biodiversity at every level of biological organisation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of traits among individuals supports the concept of evolution by natural selection?

    <p>Variability in traits among individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the alternatives to Darwinian evolution proposed by scholars?

    <p>They propose alternative mechanisms of evolutionary change over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do the alternatives to Darwinian evolution proposed by scholars differ from certain forms of creationism?

    <p>They propose alternative mechanisms of evolutionary change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do proponents of theistic evolution assert?

    <p>Evolutionary change occurs and is influenced by a god or gods in some meaningful sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the alternatives to Darwinian evolution proposed by scholars?

    <p>Proposing alternative mechanisms of evolutionary change over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do the alternatives proposed by scholars differ from some forms of creationism?

    <p>They propose alternative mechanisms of evolutionary change over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

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