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