The Evolution Quiz

Biological evolution is the process of change over time in the heritable characteristics, or traits, of a population of organisms. Heritable traits are encoded by the genetic material of an organism (usually DNA

Differential survival and reproduction among members of a population or species in nature, due to variation in the possession of adaptive genetic traits. Natural selection, the major driving force of evolution, is a process leading to greater adaptation of organisms to their environment

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1. True or False: Humans evolved from monkeys.
true
false
2. What are the 3 types of natural selection?
stablilizing, directional, and comparative
stablilizing, comparative, and molecular
disruptive, molecular, and comparative
stabilizing, directional, and disruptive
3. What is evolution?
the process of how animals became smarter
the process of animals passing inherited traits down to children to give advantages
a complicated word
a process of change in only plants over time
a process of change in only animals over time
4. True or false: All mutations are disadvantagious.
true
false, there only advantagious
false, they dont effect individuals
false, they can effect or not effect individuals in many different ways
5. True or false: Fossils and comparative anatomy are the only important evidences of evolution.
true
false, only fossils are important
false, comparative embriology and molecular evolution are just as important
false, only molecular evolution is important
6. True or false: Charles Darwin invented evolution.
true
false, evolution was around WAY before him.
false, Mr. Polous invented evolution.
7. true or false: The four points in Darwins Theory of evolution(in order) are 1)each species have more offspring than can survive 2) natural selection 3) individuals amongst species have variation and 4) variation is passed to offspring
true
false, points 3 and 4 are switched
false, points 2 and 3 are switched
false, point 2 is not a point of Darwins Theory
false, points 3 and 4 are not points in Darwins Theory
8. Why are fossils not a complete record of evolution?
fossilization is a rare occurance and there are gaps in the chain
fossils arent real
the bones of the dinosaurs are actually rock
9. True or flase: we all have a common ancestor.
true
false
10. True or False: Only scientist believe in Evolution.
true
false

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