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Two types of birds belong to the same species if they ...
produce fertile offspring.
look similar.
are separated by a geographical barrier.
live in the same habitat.
Question 1
The study of fossils is called ...
palaeontology.
ecology.
Question 2
geology.
anthropology.
Study the following characteristics:
Question 3
3 and 4 only
1, 2 and 4 only
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2 and 4 only
Changes to genetic material in organisms can ONLY be inherited by the next generation if they ...
Question 4
occur in gametes.
occur in somatic cells.
increase the survival chances of the species.
increase the survival chances of an individual.
Which ONE of the following serves as evidence of cultural evolution in early Homo species?
Question 5
Drawings and carvings on rocks.
Animal remains close to a Homo skeleton.
Male and female skeletons in the same area.
More than one Homo skeleton in an area.
With reference to the diagrams of hominid skulls below, the correct sequence of evolution, from oldest to youngest, of the hominid species shown is ...
Question 6
3, 1, 2.
2, 3,1.
1, 3, 2.
2, 1, 3.
The main feature that indicates bipedality in modern humans is …
Question 7
a narrow pelvis.
loss of prognathism.
a central foramen magnum.
smaller canine teeth.
The present-day distribution of organisms is referred to as ...
Question 8
biogeography.
biochemistry.
biodiversity
mutations
Study the list below and determine which ONE of the combinations of the Study the list below:can be used as evidence for evolution?
Question 9
1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 3 only
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only
Lamarck’s ‘laws’ of use and disuse and inheritance of acquired characteristics were ...
Question 10
rejected, because only characteristics that are coded for in the DNA can be inherited
rejected, because only characteristics that benefit offspring can be inherited.
not rejected, because evidence shows that acquired characteristics can be inherited.
not rejected, because Darwin’s theory supports Lamarck’s ideas.
1. Olfactory brain centres reduced.
2. Bare fingertips.
3. Flat face (not prognathous).
4. Always bipedal.
Which combination of characteristics makes humans different from other primates?
