REVIEW - COT - GENBIO - JULY 17, 2025

What year did Darwin visit the Galapagos Islands, leading to evidence of gradual change in living things?

Answer explanation

1835

Name one of the five listed 'Evidences of Evolution.'

• Study of fossils

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

• Mutation

• Adaptation

What are 'fossils' described as in the context of evolution?

Answer explanation

1. Different traces

The study of the geographical distribution of organisms is called what?

• Biogeography

• Ecology

• Evolutionary biology

• Paleontology

What type of evolution occurs when organisms of different species evolve similarly due to adapting to the same environment?

• Convergent Evolution

• Divergent Evolution

• Parallel Evolution

• Adaptive Radiation

What type of evolution describes species with a common ancestor becoming increasingly different, leading to new species?

• Convergent Evolution

• Divergent Evolution

• Adaptive Radiation

• Speciation

What evidence of evolution suggests that closely related organisms go through similar stages during development?

• Embryology

• Fossils

• Genetics

• Morphology

At what week does a human embryo have a tail, according to the text?

• 2nd week

• 4th week

• 6th week

• 8th week

What fundamental molecule, present in all living things, affirms the theory of common ancestors?

• DNA and/or RNA

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

What are 'molecular homologies'?

Answer explanation

1. Similarities of human DNA and protein sequences to other animals.