Evolution Quiz
1. The gradual orderly change in the events of the universe including both non-living and living things is called the:
A
Creationist Theory
B
Theory of Evolution
C
Theory of Natural Selection
2. Living organisms containing many carbon-based compounds are said to:
A
carbonic
B
inorganic
C
organic
3. The chart divided into eras and periods that shows the bacteria formation from non-living compounds 4000 million years ago to the development of complex organisms today is the:
A
evolutionary time frame
B
geological time scale
C
organic scale
4. The English naturalist who wrote 'Origin of Species' was:
A
Jean de Lamarck
B
Alfred Wallace
C
Charles Darwin
5. The variety of different genes and characteristics of a species in a given area is the:
A
variation
B
adaptation
C
gene frequency
6. A change in the nucleotide sequence in a gene or a change in a chromosome is called:
A
an adaptation
B
a mutation
C
isolation
7. The movement of the crustal plates over millions of years is called the Theory of:
A
Natural Selection
B
Plate Tectonics
C
Evolution
8. The Theory of Natural Selection is often wrongly described as:
A
Lamarck's Theory
B
survival of the fittest
C
inorganic evolution
9. The development of a new species that can no longer interbreed with its ancestors is known as:
A
speciation
B
mutation
C
isolation
10. The time it takes for half of the original mass of a radioactive substance to break down is the:
A
half-life
B
isotope
C
half-time
11. Older rocks are usually found:
A
in marine environments only
B
closer to the earth's surface than younger rocks
C
deeper beneath the earth's surface than younger rocks
12. Index fossils are:
A
fossils of bony fingers
B
usually found in volcanic rocks
C
used to date rocks
13. An example of an homologous structure is:
A
the same scale-like covering of whales
B
the appendix of humans and arachnids
C
the pentadactyl limbs of human and seals
14. The half-life of carbon-14 is about:
A
5 thousand years
B
5 million years
C
5 billion years
15. An example of a vestigial organ is the:
A
tail of a human foetus
B
wing of a butterfly
C
scales of a tortoise
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