Evolution

Question 0

What is natural selection?

Answer 0

A mechanism of evolution which is based upon the principle that if individuals vary in heritable traits it will influence their breeding success

Question 1

What is evolution?

Answer 1

The phenomenon of modification with descent

Question 2

Give two examples supporting natural selection

Answer 2

Evolution of drug resistant pathogens

Homology

Question 3

What is artificial selection?

Answer 3

The modification of species over many generations by selecting and breeding individuals with desired traits useful to humans.

Question 4

What made dog domestication so successful?

Answer 4

Thier skull and limb are inversely correlated with the strength if the limb and axial skeletons

Question 5

What are the common misconceptions about natural selection?

Answer 5

Evolution is just a theory
Evolution is about the origin of life
Evolution is about the survival of the fittest
Evolution means atheism

Question 6

Who is the father of taxonomy?

Answer 6

Carl Linneaus

Question 7

What system did Carl linneaus invent?

Answer 7

The binomial naming system for animals which designated one name to genus and one to species

Question 8

What are the phylogenetic groups in order?

Answer 8

Kingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 9

What are the main classification criteria?

Answer 9

Morphology
Molecular
Phylogenetics