Evolutionary Patterns, Rates and Trends

Evolutionary Patterns, Rates and Trends

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Azi Jamaludin

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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The number of species on island depends on the size of the island and its distance from mainland. This statement would most likely be made by _______________.

a geologist

an explorer

a philosopher

a biogeographer

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The first comprehensive theory of evolution, which proposed that the mechanism was an inner drive for improvement, was proposed by _______________.

Aristotle

Lamarck

Wallace

St Hillarie

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Presence of vestigial body parts in organisms like coccyx in human and leg bones in snakes _______________.

challenge prevailing beliefs

support idea on evolution

add up naturalist confusion

all of the above

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Porpoise flippers, human arms, bat wings and elephat’s leg are different outwardly but have similar form internally. This shows they have_________________.

common ancestory

common eating behaviour

common habitat

all of the above

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Organs of different organisms that have a similar form due to a common origin are ______________.

Homoplastic

Homologous

Vestigial

Analogous

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

These are inferences made in the Principle of Natural Selection except:

Individuals with less adaptive traits cannot survive.

Adaptive traits may make an individual better suited to an environment.

Individuals that better suited to environment are better able to survive tend to leave more offsprings

Frequency of adaptive tends to become more common in a population over time.

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