Evolution Quiz: questions and answers
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Evolution is a process of changing and developing of nature which is characterized by the genetical changes of living organisms.
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1. What is evolution?
The change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations
2. Who were the proponents of the scientific theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace
3. When did the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) live?
3.5 - 3.8 billion years ago
4. Which Greek philosopher proposed that the first animals lived in water?
Anaximander
5. What kind of plants did Gregor Mendel use in his experiments?
Pea plants
6. What does Mendel's law of segregation state?
During gamete formation, the alleles for each gene segregate from each other so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene
7. What is the name given to changes in the DNA sequence of a cell's genome?
Mutations
8. The two-fold cost of sex was first described by:
John Maynard Smith
9. Who is the author of "On the Origins of Species"?
Charles Darwin
10. Natural selection is:
The differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype