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A. Become fossils
B. Lose their variations
C. Survive and reproduce
D. Always die
Answer: Individuals with advantageous variations are better able to survive and reproduce, passing these traits to offspring.
A. Similarity in size
B. Similarity in colour
C. Similarity in weight
D. Similarity in DNA
Answer: Molecular data such as DNA sequences provide the most direct evidence of evolutionary relatedness.
A. Survival of the fittest
B. Inheritance of acquired characters
C. Spontaneous selection
D. Artificial breeding
Answer: Natural selection is often described as survival of the fittest, where the best-adapted individuals survive.
A. Artificial selection only affects plants
B. Artificial selection is directed by humans; natural selection is directed by the environment
C. Both are directed by humans
D. Both are directed by nature
Answer: The main difference is the selecting agent: humans in artificial selection and the environment in natural selection.
A. Vestigial organs
B. Fossils
C. Homologous organs
D. Analogous organs
Answer: Bat and bird wings share a similar bone pattern inherited from a common ancestor, so they are homologous.
A. Uniform environment
B. No variation
C. Constant population
D. Geographical isolation
Answer: Geographical isolation separates populations, allowing them to evolve independently and eventually form new species.
A. Fossils
B. Species
C. Adaptations
D. Variations
Answer: Fossils are the preserved remains or impressions of organisms from past geological ages.
A. Thermal isolation
B. Geographical isolation
C. Artificial isolation
D. Chemical isolation
Answer: Geographical isolation by physical barriers prevents interbreeding, leading to independent evolution and possibly speciation.
A. Artificial evolution
B. Backward evolution
C. Convergent evolution
D. Divergent evolution
Answer: Convergent evolution causes unrelated species to develop similar adaptations when exposed to similar environments.
A. Never changed
B. Only exist today
C. Are all the same
D. Lived in the past and changed over time
Answer: The fossil record shows a sequence of organisms that lived at different times, supporting the idea of change over time.
A. Homologous organs
B. Analogous organs
C. Vestigial organs
D. Artificial organs
Answer: Homologous organs share a common basic structure and origin but may perform different functions, like the forelimbs of mammals.
A. Human wishes
B. Natural selection acting on variation
C. Sudden changes in diet only
D. Chance alone
Answer: Adaptations accumulate over generations as natural selection favours individuals with beneficial variations.
A. Analogous organs
B. Vital organs
C. Vestigial organs
D. Homologous organs
Answer: Vestigial organs are reduced, non-functional remnants of organs that were functional in ancestral organisms.
A. Increase in food
B. Increase in population
C. More genetic variation
D. Loss of habitat
Answer: Destruction of habitat removes the conditions needed for a species to survive, often leading to extinction.
A. Divergent evolution
B. Convergent evolution
C. Artificial selection
D. Extinction
Answer: Divergent evolution occurs when related species gradually become different as they adapt to different environments.
A. Produce variation
B. Adapt to changing conditions
C. Reproduce excessively
D. Migrate within its range
Answer: If a species cannot adapt to changes in its environment, its members die out and the species may become extinct.
A. Lungs
B. Kidneys
C. Appendix
D. Heart
Answer: The appendix is a vestigial organ in humans, a remnant of a larger organ used for digestion in plant-eating ancestors.
A. Europe
B. Australia
C. Antarctica
D. Africa
Answer: Fossil evidence indicates that human evolution began in Africa.
A. Divergent evolution
B. Convergent evolution
C. Artificial selection
D. Use and disuse
Answer: Homologous organs arise through divergent evolution from a common ancestor into different functions.
A. Embryology
B. Molecular biology
C. Anatomy
D. Fossils
Answer: Molecular biology compares DNA sequences and proteins; greater similarity indicates closer evolutionary relationships.