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Ernst Mayr
  • 1. In which scientific field did Ernst Mayr make significant contributions?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Astronomy
  • 2. Where was Ernst Mayr born?
A) France
B) Austria
C) Germany
D) United States
  • 3. Ernst Mayr is known for developing which important concept in biology?
A) Biological Species Concept
B) Atomic Structure Concept
C) Planetary Alignment Concept
D) Chemical Bonding Concept
  • 4. Ernst Mayr was associated with which institution for most of his career?
A) Stanford University
B) University of Cambridge
C) Oxford University
D) Harvard University
  • 5. What is the term for the process by which two related species becoming more dissimilar over time?
A) Convergent evolution
B) Divergent evolution
C) Adaptive radiation
D) Parallel evolution
  • 6. What is the term for the evolutionary process in which new species arise?
A) Speciation
B) Genetic drift
C) Mutation
D) Natural selection
  • 7. What is the term for the geographical separation of populations that leads to reproductive isolation?
A) Parapatric speciation
B) Peripatric speciation
C) Allopatric speciation
D) Sympatric speciation
  • 8. What is the term for the existence of multiple distinct forms of a species within a single population or geographic region?
A) Isomorphism
B) Polymorphism
C) Biomorphism
D) Monomorphism
  • 9. Which field of biology did Ernst Mayr revolutionize with his work?
A) Neuroscience
B) Biochemistry
C) Evolutionary biology
D) Cell biology
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