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Ernst Mayr
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  • 1. In which scientific field did Ernst Mayr make significant contributions?
A) Physics
B) Astronomy
C) Chemistry
D) Biology
  • 2. Where was Ernst Mayr born?
A) United States
B) France
C) Austria
D) Germany
  • 3. Ernst Mayr is known for developing which important concept in biology?
A) Planetary Alignment Concept
B) Biological Species Concept
C) Atomic Structure Concept
D) Chemical Bonding Concept
  • 4. Ernst Mayr was associated with which institution for most of his career?
A) Harvard University
B) Stanford 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) Parallel evolution
C) Convergent evolution
D) Divergent evolution
  • 6. What is the term for the evolutionary process in which new species arise?
A) Mutation
B) Genetic drift
C) Speciation
D) Natural selection
  • 7. What is the term for the geographical separation of populations that leads to reproductive isolation?
A) Sympatric speciation
B) Allopatric speciation
C) Parapatric speciation
D) Peripatric 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) Isomorphism
D) Monomorphism
  • 9. Which field of biology did Ernst Mayr revolutionize with his work?
A) Evolutionary biology
B) Neuroscience
C) Cell biology
D) Biochemistry
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