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WorksheetsPHS: Edexcel sB4a Evidence for human evolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A gradual change in the characteristics of a species over time?
a)
evolution
b)
revolution
c)
natural selection
d)
variation
2.
What has provided most of the evidence for human evolution?
a)
fossils
b)
DNA sequencing
c)
old books
d)
cave paintings
3.
What is the nickname of the most complete fossil of the species Ardipithecus ramidus?
a)
Ardi
b)
Rami
c)
Pithe
d)
Cus cus
4.
Approximately, how old are the fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus (Ardi)?
a)
4.4 million years
b)
4.4 thousand years
c)
4.4 billion years
d)
44 years
5.
"Lucy" is the nickname of which human-like ancient species?
a)
Australopithecus afarensis
b)
Ardipithecus ramidus
c)
Homo habilis
d)
Homo erectus
6.
Which of these species is the oldest?
a)
Ardipithecus ramidus
b)
Australopithecus afarensis
c)
Homo habilis
d)
Homo erectus
7.
Which of these species lived most recently?
a)
Homo erectus
b)
Ardipithecus ramidus
c)
Australopithecus afarensis
d)
Homo habilis
8.
Generally, how can you tell which fossils are the oldest?
a)
The ones that are deeper in the ground
b)
The ones nearest the surface of the ground
c)
The ones that are most eroded
d)
The ones with a coating of iron oxide (rust)
9.
Fossils of Homo habilis were originally discovered by which scientists?
a)
Mary and Louis Leakey
b)
Emma and Charles Darwin
c)
Marie and Pierre Curie
d)
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace
10.
How do scientists work out the age of ancient stone tools?
a)
By working out the age of the layers of rock that they were discovered in
b)
By working out the age of the rock that they are made out of
c)
By using supernatural powers
d)
They can't work out the age of ancient stone tools
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