AQA Biology Paper 2 Evolution

Darwin theorized that individuals having an advantage due to their traits or abilities will be more likely to survive and reproduce.  This theory is known as

• evolution
• speciation
• adaptation
• natural selection

What are the three domains called?

• Archaea, bacteria, eukaryotes

• Archaea, prokaryotes, eukaryotes

• Animals, plants, fungi

• Animals, plants, bacteria

Which scientist developed the three-domain system in the 1970s?

• Carl Woese

• Carl Linnaeus

• Charles Darwin

• Richard Dawkins

In the 1700s Carl Linnaeus proposed the binomial classification system, which groups organisms together in a hierarchical structure according to their characteristics. What is the correct order of the groups in this system?

• Phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species 

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  Kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species

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  Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• Kingdom, phylum, family, class, order, species, genus

Why was mud important during the formation of the fossil ?

• The fungus completely decayed in the mud

• The mud stopped oxygen reaching the fungus

• There was water in the mud around the fungus

How do you slow down antibiotic resistance ?

(Tick all that apply)

• Finish antibiotic course

• Improve hygiene in hospitals

• Do not overuse antibiotics

• Take antibiotics whenever you feel ill

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Charles Barkley
• Isaac Newton

Remains of ancient organisms are called

• Extinctions
• Fossils
• Mutations
• Variations

What is evolution?

• It is a change in environmental characteristics of a population over time through natural selection, and this result in a new species

• It is a change in inherited characteristics of a population over time through natural selection, and this result in a new species

• It is a random process that happens over a few years

Why is 'survival of the fittest' associated with natural selection?

• Within a population, individuals who have a selective advantage will survive, while others die out

• They are the most physically fit individuals within a population

• They are individuals with certain genes that give them no selective advantage