+20 Questions on the Evolution of Life
20 multiple choice questions on the Evolution of Life, suitable for middle or high school biology students. The correct answers are provided at the end.
Multiple Choice Questions: Evolution of Life
1. What is biological evolution?
A) Change in an individual’s lifetime
B) Sudden appearance of new species
C) Change in inherited traits of a population over time
D) A myth with no scientific basis
2. Who is known as the father of evolution?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Charles Darwin
C) Gregor Mendel
D) Albert Einstein
3. The theory of natural selection was proposed by:
A) Darwin and Wallace
B) Lamarck and Newton
C) Mendel and Pasteur
D) Einstein and Galileo
4. What was the name of Charles Darwin’s famous book?
A) The Origin of Species
B) Principles of Evolution
C) Natural History of Animals
D) The Descent of Earth
5. According to Darwin, natural selection results in:
A) The extinction of all species
B) The survival and reproduction of organisms best suited to their environment
C) Random changes in DNA
D) Permanent stability of species
6. Fossils are important evidence for evolution because they:
A) Prove that life never changes
B) Show how species appeared fully formed
C) Show how species changed over time
D) Are all found in the same rock layers
7. Which is an example of an adaptation?
A) A fish learning to walk
B) A polar bear’s white fur for camouflage
C) A cat growing larger with age
D) A lizard losing its tail
8. Which term describes the formation of a new species?
A) Selection
B) Mutation
C) Speciation
D) Fossilization
9. Which of the following provides molecular evidence for evolution?
A) DNA similarities
B) Behavior differences
C) Weather patterns
D) Geography
10. Homologous structures in different species suggest:
A) Common ancestry
B) Different functions
C) No relation
D) Random mutation
11. Which of the following is NOT a factor in natural selection?
A) Variation
B) Overproduction
C) Inheritance
D) Choice
12. The wings of bats and birds are examples of:
A) Fossil traits
B) Analogous structures
C) Vestigial structures
D) Homologous organs
13. What does the term “survival of the fittest” mean in evolution?
A) The strongest always survive
B) The fastest animal lives
C) The best-adapted organisms survive and reproduce
D) Only predators survive
14. Which scientist proposed the idea of acquired characteristics?
A) Darwin
B) Mendel
C) Lamarck
D) Wallace
15. Which of the following is a vestigial structure in humans?
A) Heart
B) Brain
C) Appendix
D) Liver
16. Evolution occurs at the level of:
A) Individuals
B) Populations
C) Organs
D) Tissues
17. Which evidence supports the idea that whales evolved from land animals?
A) Their sharp teeth
B) Their size
C) The presence of hip bones
D) Their blowhole
18. A sudden change in DNA is known as a:
A) Selection
B) Mutation
C) Drift
D) Fitness
19. What role does the environment play in natural selection?
A) It has no effect
B) It selects which traits are favorable
C) It removes all variation
D) It creates new organisms
20. What is the best explanation for the variety of life on Earth?
A) Mass extinctions
B) Natural disasters
C) Evolution through natural selection
D) Human breeding
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Answer Key
1. C) Change in inherited traits of a population over time
2. B) Charles Darwin
3. A) Darwin and Wallace
4. A) The Origin of Species
5. B) The survival and reproduction of organisms best suited to their environment
6. C) Show how species changed over time
7. B) A polar bear’s white fur for camouflage
8. C) Speciation
9. A) DNA similarities
10. A) Common ancestry
11. D) Choice
12. B) Analogous structures
13. C) The best-adapted organisms survive and reproduce
14. C) Lamarck
15. C) Appendix
16. B) Populations
17. C) The presence of hip bones
18. B) Mutation
19. B) It selects which traits are favorable
20. C) Evolution through natural selection
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