WorksheetsLong Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
the abundance and variety of life on the planet. It involves the different species and the different ecosystems those species live in.
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It is a single stranded (helix).
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Most fossils were commonly found in (a) .
It is a method used to determine the age of the rocks by comparing them with the rocks in the other layer.
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It is the process by which the information is transferred from one strand of the DNA to RNA by the enzyme RNA Polymerase.
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It is made up of sugars, phosphate groups, and nitrogenous bases and its shape is a double helix.
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where a section of a chromosome is removed.
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Structures of unrelated species may evolve to look alike, because the structure is adapted to similar function.
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the splitting of an ancestral population into two or more subpopulations that are geographically isolated from one another.
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He was the first evolutionist to believe that organisms change over time.
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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.
Which pairs of animals show a correct example of homologous structures?
A. Wings of butterfly and 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.
Where can most of the fossils be found?
A. Sedimentary rock
B. Granite rock
C. Lava flows
D. Black soil
Which of the following statements best explains the Theory of Natural Selection?
A. Organs that are not used may disappear while organs that are constantly used may develop.
B. In nature, the organisms with desirable characteristics may survive while those with weaker traits may not.
C. Organisms develop desirable structures to survive in a given environment.
D. Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to offsprings.
Which of the following statements supports the idea that extinction is necessary?
A. To give way for other organisms to develop
B. To let other organisms evolve and progress
C. To know who is the fittest
D. All of the above
