Darwin and selection

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Question

   Organic evolution by natural selection is associated with

   Choices

   1. Mendel
   2. Pasteur
   3. Darwin

   Correct choice

   Darwin

2. Question

   Variation in a population leads to variable

   Choices

   1. fitness
   2. size
   3. colour only

   Correct choice

   fitness

3. Question

   Chance change in a small population is called

   Choices

   1. natural selection
   2. genetic drift
   3. mutation pressure

   Correct choice

   genetic drift

4. Question

   Chemical evolution refers to the formation of

   Choices

   1. planets
   2. fossils
   3. biomolecules

   Correct choice

   biomolecules

Explanation