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A. Overproduction
B. Gradualism
C. Use and disuse
D. Survival of the fittest
Answer: The law of use and disuse states that organs used frequently develop more, while organs not used gradually degenerate.
A. Ecology
B. Genetics
C. Anatomy
D. Paleontology
Answer: Paleontology is the scientific study of fossils, which provides evidence for evolution.
A. Development of long neck in giraffes
B. Industrial melanism in moths
C. Galapagos finches
D. Peppered moth colour change
Answer: Lamarck used the giraffe's long neck as an example of use and disuse leading to an acquired characteristic.
A. Granite
B. Sedimentary
C. Igneous
D. Metamorphic
Answer: Sedimentary rocks form in layers over time and are the most common rocks in which fossils are preserved.
A. Speciation
B. Adaptation
C. Superposition
D. Overproduction
Answer: The principle of superposition states that in undisturbed rock layers, older fossils lie below younger ones.
A. No relationship
B. Independent origin
C. Only external similarity
D. A common ancestor
Answer: Similar basic structures in homologous organs suggest that the organisms evolved from a common ancestor.
A. Darwin
B. Mendel
C. Wallace
D. Lamarck
Answer: Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection in his book 'On the Origin of Species'.
A. Cannot evolve
B. Evolved separately to adapt to similar conditions
C. Have a very recent common ancestor
D. Are identical species
Answer: Analogous organs develop independently in unrelated organisms adapting to similar environments, a process called convergent evolution.
A. 650 million years ago
B. 65 years ago
C. 65 million years ago
D. 65 thousand years ago
Answer: Dinosaurs went extinct around 65 million years ago, possibly due to an asteroid impact and climate change.
A. Become extinct
B. Migrate
C. Mutate
D. Survive and reproduce
Answer: Natural selection favours organisms best suited to their environment, allowing them to survive and pass on their traits.
A. Variations
B. Fossils
C. Species
D. Populations
Answer: Variations are the differences that exist among individuals of the same species, which are important for natural selection.
A. Synthetic organs
B. Vestigial organs
C. Homologous organs
D. Analogous organs
Answer: These structures are vestigial remnants left over from evolutionary ancestors and have lost their original functions.
A. Extinction
B. Migration only
C. Variation
D. Uniformity
Answer: Variation provides the raw material on which natural selection can act, favouring some individuals over others.
A. Paleontology
B. Taxonomy
C. Ecology
D. Embryology
Answer: Embryology studies embryos; similar early embryos of different vertebrates provide evidence of common ancestry.
A. Australopithecus
B. Canis
C. Felis
D. Equus
Answer: Fossils of Australopithecus are considered among the earliest known human ancestors that walked upright.
A. They are the same species
B. A common ancestor
C. No relationship between them
D. They evolved independently
Answer: Similarities in early embryonic stages among diverse vertebrates point to a shared evolutionary ancestry.
A. Extinction
B. Speciation
C. Overproduction
D. Underproduction
Answer: Overproduction means that organisms produce more offspring than the environment can support, leading to competition.
A. Completely unrelated
B. Identical twins
C. Always of the same species
D. More closely related
Answer: The more similar the DNA or protein sequences of two organisms, the more recently they likely shared a common ancestor.
A. Homo habilis
B. Homo sapiens
C. Australopithecus
D. Ramapithecus
Answer: Homo habilis, meaning 'handy man', is associated with the earliest stone tools.
A. Reproduction
B. Struggle for existence
C. Artificial selection
D. Overproduction
Answer: Because of overproduction, individuals compete for limited resources, which is called the struggle for existence.