Evolutionary Biology Quiz #1 Easy

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By what process do organisms become better adapted to their environment?	Natural selection
What group of living animals are descendants of dinosaurs?	Birds
Which biologist wrote "On the Origin of Species" after his travels in South America?	Charles Darwin
When there are no living members of a species, it is said to be what?	Extinct
What is a random change in DNA that can create new variation?	Mutation
What animals did humans domesticate from wolves?	Dogs
Which colourful bird is famously used as an example of sexual selection?	Peacocks
Species accumulate differences from their ancestors as they _____ to different environments.	Adapt
In which continent did early humans evolve?	Africa
What is the study of fossils called?	Palaeontology
Before multicellular life, most life was what?	Unicellular
Alongside bonobos, which species is our closest living relative?	Chimpanzees
Genes encode instructions for making what?	Proteins
What is it called when an animal blends into its surroundings?	Camouflage
What process describes the evolution of new species?	Speciation