QUIZ ON BIODIVERISTY AND EVOLUTION

Where can most of the fossils be found?

• sedimentary rock

• granite rock

• lava flows

• black soil

Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe evolution?

• Evolution is continuous.

• Evolution refers to change.

• The world is stable and unchanging.

• If there is mutation, there is evolution.

Which pairs of animals shows a correct example of homologous structures?

• Wings of butterfly and wings of bat.

• Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat.

• Fingers of human and arm of catfish.

• Tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito.

In what era can the oldest fossils be found?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Pre Cambrian

Which of the following statements best explains the Theory of Natural Selection?

• Organs that are not used may disappear, while organs that are constantly used may develop.

• In nature, the organism with desirable characteristics may survive, while those with weaker traits may not.

• Organisms develop desirable structures to survive in a given environment.

• Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to offsprings.

According to evolutionists, which is the best test to show the relatedness of two organisms?

• similarity in development

• similarity in courting behavior

• similarity in structure

• similarity in genomic DNA

Which of the following statements explains Lamarck’s Theory of Use and Disuse?

• Body structures develop because they are used extensively

• Body structures develop because they are not in use

• Body structures develop because of competition

• Body structures develop because of mutation

Based on the number of differences in amino acid sequence, which pair of organisms is least related to each other?

• fruit fly – wheat

• human – horse

• fruit fly – pigeon

• human – wheat

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

• They have varied and different ancestry.

• They have similar pattern during their early stage of development.

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

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

Which of the following statements supports the idea that extinction is necessary?

• To give way for other organisms to develop

• To let other organisms evolve and progress

• To know who is the fittest

• All of the above