Can You Ace The "Ultimate Evolution Theory" Quiz?

Changes in a population of organisms over a period of time

Changes in individual organisms during their lifetime

Organisms coming into existence at a defined moment in time and not changing

They found fossil evidence during their research, documenting the occurrence of new species.

They supported the creationist argument that Earth is a non-changing entity.

Lamarck believed that Earth was old enough to provide a sufficient time scale for the process of evolution.

Lamarck believed that the environment played a significant role.

Alfred Russel Wallace

Georges Cuvier

Too many individuals in a population may lead to economic disaster.

Variation among individuals is only found in a large population.

Georges Cuvier

Thomas Malthus

Individuals in a population change to best suit their environment; those that survive reproduce and pass on their traits.

Populations evolve in response to the individuals who comprise the population, not the environment.

The genetic variations in a population arise randomly.

The genetic variations in a population tend to be small and cause little effect relative to a given population.

The genetic variations that are found in a population form in direct response to the environment.

A population of arctic foxes undergoes a seasonal coat color change from brown to white as soon as snow covers their habitat.

Field mice born during a year with excess wheat will gain muscle mass and thus have offspring that have an increased muscle mass.