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B5.2 Natural selection and evolution
B5.2 Natural selection and evolution
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Which scientist helped to develop the theory of natural selection?
James Watson
Francis Crick
Gregor Mendel
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Which type of classification is based on observable features?
Natural
Artificial
3
Which of the following is NOT a reason for classifying organisms?
To show evolutionary links
To put unrelated organisms together
To identify species
To predict characteristics
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Which species did Darwin famously use to support his theory of natural selection and evolution?
Finches
Sparrows
Butterflies
Moths
5
With whom do we share a more recent common ancestor?
Baboons
Lemurs
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
6
Which taxonomic level is in the wrong place: Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, Species?
Species
Family
Order
Phylum
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Which two taxonomic levels are used to name organisms?
Order and family
Kingdom and species
Family and genus
Genus and species
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What do scientists believe that life began with?
Multicellular organisms
Unicellular aquatic organisms
Multicellular plants
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Which type of classification makes use of molecular comparisons of DNA and proteins?
Artificial
Natural
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Plant fossils appear BEFORE animal fossils, proving that...
Animals need plants to survive
Plants need animals to survive
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What is the study of evolutionary links known as?
Phylogeny
Phyla
Mythology
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Which taxonomic level is made up of groups with the most closely related individuals?
Genus
Family
Species
Order
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Which type of rock forms in layers?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
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If a finch was taken from one island to another (with a different food source) what might happen to it?
Its beak would adapt to the new food source
It would use the resident birds to get food for it
It might not be able to get food and as a result would die
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How did Darwin explain the different shaped beaks and claws that these finches had?
The populations had evolved over time to the food that was available
Individuals had adapated to the food that was available
There was just natural variation amongst the populations
Their beaks had altered naturally as they aged
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Which of the following is correct?
Homo sapiens
homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
Homo Sapiens
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In which type of rock do fossils form?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
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Which taxonomic level comes after kingdom...
Order
Class
Genus
Phylum
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Why did Peppered moths change from pale to dark during the industrial revolution?
Pale moths tasted better
Dark moths were less well camouflaged and more likely to be eaten
Dark moths were more likely to survive and reproduce
Pale moths were more likely to reproduce
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The gradual change in a species over time is...
Natural selection
Evolution
Survival of the fittest
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Where are older fossils found?
In the upper layers of sedimentary rocks
In the deeper layers of sedimentary rocks
In the middle layers of sedimentary rocks
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How do organisms evolve?
By individuals changing their characteristics
By survival of the fittest
By having weaker adaptations
By natural selection
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Which of the following evolved in the shortest period of time?
Giraffe with long necks
Humans
Dark peppered moths
Bacteria with antibiotic resistance
