MELC 17_REVIEW

Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe evolution?

• a. Evolution is continuous

• b. Evolution refers to change

• c. The world is stable and unchanging

• d. If there is mutation, there is evolution

In what Era can the oldest fossil be found?

• a. Cenozoic

• b. Mesozoic

• c. Paleozoic

• d. Pre-Cambrian

Which pair of animals shows correct example of homologous structures?

• a. Wings of butterfly and wings of bat

• b. Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat

• c. Fingers of human and arm of starfish

• d. Tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito

Why do organisms with close biochemical similarities show stronger evolutionary relationships?

• a. They have varied and different ancestry

• b. They have similar patterns during early stages of development

• c. They have common ancestor and have the same kind of proteins.

• d. They possess same vestigial structure that made their evolutionary relationship closer.

Where do most fossils be found?

• a. Sedimentary rocks

• b. granite rocks

• c. Lava flow

• d. black soil

Which is a more definite characteristic to show relatedness of two organisms?

• a. Similarity development

• b. Similarity courting behavior

• c. Similarity structure

• d. Similarity in genomic DNA

Which of the following is NOT vestigial structure?

• a. leg bones of snakes

• b. Pelvic bone of whales

• c. wings of penguin

• d. Platypus fur

Which of the following is evidence of a common ancestor?

• a. Fossil record

• b. Vestigial characteristics

• c. embryonic similarities

• d. All of these

The structures of the front flipper of a whale and the forearm of a wolf have similar bone structure and derived from a common ancestor. This is an example of ______________________.

• a. Analogous Structures

• b. Homologous Structures

• c. Mendel’s Law of Inheritance

• d. Convergent Evolution

A method used to determine the age of rocks using the decay of radioactive isotopes (carbon-14) present in rocks.

• Relative dating

• Radiometric dating