Evidence for evolution Quiz
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1. Which fossils are usually the oldest in undisturbed sedimentary rock?
- A. Those in the top layer
- B. Those in a layer of lava
- C. Those in the deepest layer
- D. Those in the middle layer, always
2. Which feature is shared by the forelimbs of a human, a bat and a whale?
- A. The same function
- B. The same basic bone pattern
- C. The same size
- D. The same outer covering
3. Species X has 2 amino acid differences from humans and species Y has 15. What does this suggest?
- A. Species Y is more closely related to humans
- B. The two species are not related
- C. Species X evolved from Y
- D. Species X is more closely related to humans
4. Which statement describes Lamarck's idea?
- A. Alleles for useful features become common by selection
- B. Variation is caused by mutation
- C. Features gained during life can be passed on to offspring
- D. Fossils are formed in igneous rock
5. Why is Lamarck's idea not accepted today?
- A. Characteristics gained during life are not inherited
- B. Giraffes do not eat leaves
- C. Fossils do not exist
- D. Genes do not exist