Evolution (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What is evolution?
What is evolution?
Change in inherited traits over time
How long ago did simple life forms first develop?
How long ago did simple life forms first develop?
More than three billion years ago
What process causes evolution to occur?
What process causes evolution to occur?
Natural selection
What do mutations provide between organisms?
What do mutations provide between organisms?
Variation
What happens if a mutation provides a survival advantage?
What happens if a mutation provides a survival advantage?
More likely to survive to breeding age
What happens to an advantageous mutation?
What happens to an advantageous mutation?
Passed onto offspring
Over how long does mutation frequency increase in a population?
Over how long does mutation frequency increase in a population?
Many generations
What is speciation?
What is speciation?
Formation of a new species
What defines when populations have become a new species?
What defines when populations have become a new species?
Cannot interbreed to produce fertile young
What may evolution result in?
What may evolution result in?
Formation of a new species