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- Comprehension for next 5 questions1. Multiple Choice30 seconds1 pt
What theory did Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace independently come up with in the 19th century?
The theory of relativity
The germ theory of disease
The theory of evolution through natural selection
The quantum theory
2. Multiple Choice30 seconds1 ptWhere did Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle take him, which contributed to his ideas on evolution?
The Caribbean Islands
The Galapagos Islands
The Hawaiian Islands
The Falkland Islands
3. Multiple Choice30 seconds1 ptWhat did Darwin observe in the finches' beaks that led him to propose his theory of evolution?
Color variations
Size differences
Shape adaptations to their diets
Ability to sing different melodies
4. Multiple Choice30 seconds1 ptWhat does the theory of evolution through natural selection suggest about organisms with traits best suited to their environment?
They are less likely to survive and reproduce
They are more likely to survive and reproduce
They are unaffected by environmental changes
They will eventually become extinct
5. Multiple Choice30 seconds1 ptWhat role does DNA play in understanding evolution, according to the text?
It is used to create artificial life forms
It serves as a blueprint for building proteins
It helps trace relationships between different species
It is irrelevant to the study of evolution
- Interactive video for next 10 questions00:00 / 12:106. Multiple Choice01:2730 seconds1 pt
Who were the first to propose a unified explanation of evolution?
Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane and Theodosius Dobzhansky
Ronald Aylmer Fisher and Sewall Wright
7. Multiple Choice03:4930 seconds1 ptWhat concept did Darwin and Wallace use to explain how species evolve?
Gene flow
Natural selection
Mutation
Genetic drift
8. Multiple Choice05:1430 seconds1 ptWho discovered the principle of heredity while working with pea plants?
Alfred Russell Wallace
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Thomas Hunt Morgan
9. Multiple Choice06:0330 seconds1 ptWhat did Thomas Hunt Morgan identify as a key driver of evolution?
Genetic drift
Natural selection
Gene flow
Mutation
10. Multiple Choice09:3930 seconds1 ptWhat is the Modern Synthesis a collaboration of?
Evolutionary biology and genetics
Natural selection and mutation
Genetic drift and gene flow
All of the above
11. Multiple Choice01:2730 seconds1 ptWho were the first scientists to provide a unified explanation for evolution?
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace
Ronald Aylmer Fisher and Sewall Wright
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane and Theodosius Dobzhansky
Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan
12. Multiple Choice04:3330 seconds1 ptWhat is the process called that describes how a single species adapts to its environment?
Macroevolution
Genetic drift
Gene flow
Microevolution
13. Multiple Choice06:0830 seconds1 ptWhich scientist discovered the concept of mutation in evolution?
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russell Wallace
Gregor Mendel
14. Multiple Choice07:5530 seconds1 ptWhat concept explains the movement of genes between populations?
Natural selection
Gene flow
Mutation
Genetic drift
15. Multiple Choice09:5830 seconds1 ptIn what year was the structure of DNA discovered, enhancing our understanding of genetics?
1858
1910
1937
1953
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