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1What are the 12 lines of evidence
- ALinnaean Classification
Comparative Anatomy
Comparative Embryology
Comparative Biochemistry
Adaptive Compromises
Vestigial Structures
Biogeography
Palaeobiogeography
Fossil Sequence
Fossil Intermediates
Ecological Coherance of Fossil Assemblages
Archaeological Record - BClades
Geographic location
Fossils
Allopatric
Genetic changes
Speciation
Linnaean classification
Chemical similarities
Shared Derived characteristics
Geographical climate
Adaptive compromises
Darwinism
- ALinnaean Classification
2This is an Ancestor of Man what is it called?
- ACeratotherium simum
- BAustralopithecus afarensis
- CAiluropoda melanoleuca
- DBufo bufo
3Symplesiomorphy is the shared ancestral characteristics
- ATrue
- BFalse
4When did Sight first evolve?
- A499 million years ago
- B700 million years ago
- C600 million years ago
- D123 million years ago
5There are 7 Sections within Linnaean Classification which or these are the correct order??
- AKingdom
Phylum (plural - phyla)
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species - BClass
Species
Kingdom
Family
Order
Genus
Phylum - COrder
Species
Genus
Class
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
- AKingdom
6What are the 7 sections of Darwinism?
- AAllopatric
Linnaean classification
Morphological
Paraphyletic
Hereditary
Geographical location
Taxonomy - BGeographical location
Fossil record
Common descent
Palaeobiogeography
Transmutation
Peripatric
Genetic changes - CTransmutationism
Common Descent
Struggle for Existence
Natural Selection
Sexual Selection
Biogeographic distribution
Heredity
- AAllopatric
7what does Paraphyly mean?
- AAnimals that are evolving at the same time, parallel evolution
- Bevolving separately though share similar connections between groups
- Cbiology of forms and structure of organisims
8When were known fossil of bird recorded to come from?
- AEocene period
- BJurassic
- CLate Cretaceous
9Which of these are an ancestor of modern birds?
- AHesperornis
- BIchthyostega
- Ckutchicetus
- DCondylarthra
10When did Marine Mammals first appear?
- A300-310 million years ago
- B45-40 million years ago
- C90-100 million years agi
- D12-15 million years ago
11How many Orders of Amphibians are there?
- A4
- B8
- C1
- D3
12when did Amphibian first appear?
- A800-750 million years ago
- B300-250 million years ago
- C100-90 million years ago
- D50-45 million years ago
13In Darwinism heredity refers to what?
- Athe transfer of biological characteristics from a parent to offspring
- Bthe process by which individual organism with favourable traits are more likely to survive
- CAltering of one species into another as a result of natural selection, migration and climate change
14what are the 4 primary sources of evidence for evolution?
- AGenetic changes
Speciation
Morphology of species
Paleobiogeography - BThe fossil record
The chemical and anatomical similarities of related species
The geographic distribution of related species
The recorded genetic changes in living organisms over many generations - CSpeciation
Fossil record
Location of fossils
Peripatric
- AGenetic changes
15Cladistics is a classification method that relay's on the?
- AMorphology of the animal
- BDivergence of species
- CPhylogenetic
16what are two species that have performed Convergent Evolution?
- AFish and insects
- BBirds and insects
- Camphibians and mammals
17What does Divergent evolution mean?
- Aprocess where animals evolve separately but both have similar features or adaptions
- BProcess where one species has evolved into two separate species
- Cprocess where animals are separated by geographical barrier
18Linnaean classification system place animals together due to....
- AMorphological
- BDivergence in evolution
19The common ancestor of Ungulates evolved?
- AIn the Paleocene era
- BIn the late Eocene era
- CIn the Jurassic period
20Rapid evolution of ungulates occurred when and why?
- AIn the Eocene period, expanded due to radiation
- BIn end of the Cretaceous Period, when the dinosaurs when extinct
- CIn the Miocene period, when grassland appeared
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