Biological Diversity and Evolution Quiz

Process where organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.

The primary function of DNA in living organisms is genetic information storage.

The process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce is called natural selection.

Homeostasis describes the tendency of organisms to maintain stable internal conditions.

Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection.

The process of new species formation is called speciation.

Wings of bats and birds are an example of convergent evolution.

The scientific name for the process of cell division in eukaryotic cells is mitosis.

Order is broader than 'class' but narrower than 'phylum' in taxonomic classification.

In the process of evolution, 'fitness' refers to the ability to survive and reproduce.

Gregor Mendel proposed the theory of inheritance through discrete units called 'genes'.

Mesozoic Era is known as the 'Age of Dinosaurs'.

Biodiversity refers to the variety of species, ecosystems, and genetic diversity within an area.

The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction led to the disappearance of dinosaurs.

Stephen Jay Gould proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in evolution.

Disruptive selection favors extreme phenotypes over intermediate ones.

The process where a population becomes reproductively isolated and evolves into a new species is called allopatric speciation.

Convergent evolution is the process where unrelated species evolve similar traits due to similar environmental pressures.