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B14 Evolution, fossils and extinction

Quiz by Mr R Horn

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  • Q1

    Who developed the 'Theory of Natural Selection'?

    Charles Darwin

    Gregor Mendel

    Charles Dickens

    Carl Linnaeus

    30s
  • Q2

    What is the correct term for a change in the DNA sequence?

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    60s
  • Q3

    What is the most likely sequence for the formation of an animal fossil?

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    Linking
    120s
  • Q4

    Which two groups (kingdoms) of living organisms are responsible for decay (decomposition)?

    Bacteria and viruses

    Protists and fungi

    Bacteria and fungi

    Fungi and scavengers

    30s
  • Q5

    What are the best conditions for decay? 

    Warm with moisture (H20) and oxygen

    Cold with moisture (H20) and oxygen

    Warm with moisture (H20) but anaerobic (no oxygen)

    Warm and dry with oxygen

    30s
  • Q6

    Which is not a reason why fossils are valuable?

    They provide DNA evidence of how organisms evolved

    They provide evidence of organisms that went extinct a long time ago

    They give us information about the climate, ecology and environment millions of years ago 

    They show how organisms have changed over time

    30s
  • Q7

    True or False? A dead animal's or plant's remains are most likely to fossilize if the conditions for decay are absent (ie if it is very cold or dry or lacking in oxygen)  

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q8

    What conclusion can be made about Fossil Q and Fossil P

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    Fossil Q is older than fossil P

    Fossil P is older than fossil Q

    The fossils formed at the same time

    30s
  • Q9

    What is a trace fossil?

    Footprints, burrows, root traces or other fossilized evidence of an organism

    Remains preserved in ice

    A very faint impression of an organism on a rock

    A pencil tracing of a rock fossil

    30s
  • Q10

    What is the correct term for 'different forms of a gene'?

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    30s
  • Q11

    True or False? Organisms in a population show variation. Different alleles form when mutations (changes in the DNA sequence) occur.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q12

    True of False? The best adapted organisms are most likely to survive and reproduce

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q13

    What is the correct term for a microorganism that causes disease

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    30s
  • Q14

    True of false? The alleles that make an organism well adapted are likely to be passed on to their offspring.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q15

    What is the name of the first antibiotic discovered?

    Penicillin

    Paracetamol

    Calpol

    Aspirin

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