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Evolution, Quiz No - 9

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Biology

12th Grade

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Evolution, Quiz No - 9
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

1. Australia has unusual organisms because their evolution for the past 38 million years has been

Rapid

Slow

Isolated from other organisms

Punctuated

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The first vertebrates to colonize land were

Birds

Mammals

Amphibians

Reptiles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

If the Neanderthals are not the direct ancestors of humans, is it still possible for humans and Neanderthals to be related?

Yes, because we share a common ancestor

Yes, but only if humans and Neanderthals could have interbred

No, because the human evolutionary tree is strictly linear and without branches

No, because this means that Neanderthals evolved from an entirely different branch of organisms than humans did

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which word does not describe humans?

Ape

Mammals

Amphibian

Primate

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Biogenetic law as given by Haeckel states that

ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny

ontogeny and phylogeny go together

there is no relationship between phylogeny and ontogeny.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors ?

Shortening of jaws

Binocular vision

Increasing cranial capacity

Upright posture

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best illustrates a rapid biological adaptation that has actually occurred?

Pesticide-resistant insects have developed in certain environments.

Scientific evidence indicates that dinosaurs once lived on land.

Paving large areas of land has decreased habitats for certain organisms.

The characteristics of sharks have remained unchanged over a long period of time.

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