This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which scientist unfortunately had many of his discovered specimens burn up on a ship? A) Jean-Baptist Lamarck. B) Charles Darwin. C) Alfred Russel Wallace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfred Russel Wallace. 2. Whose work on population dynamics, particularly the idea of competition for limited resources, greatly influenced Darwin's thinking on the struggle for existence? A) Charles Darwin. B) Isaac Newton. C) Thomas Malthus. D) Alfred Russel Wallace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas Malthus. 3. What type of evolution happens when organisms with different traits become more similar because they are in the same environment? A) Convergent evolution. B) Divergent evolution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent evolution. 4. Use and Disuse theory of organic evolution is put forward by ..... A) Lamarck. B) Darwin. C) Mendel. D) Wallace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamarck. 5. During natural selection, the organisms with the best adaptations ..... A) Are better adapted to survive. B) Reproduce. C) Pass on their genes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. The most precise information to use when making phylogenetic trees is ..... A) Morphology. B) Molecular. C) Fossil. D) Synapomorphies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Molecular. 7. When periods are compacted together to their characteristics A) Epoch. B) Era. C) Period. D) Eon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Era. 8. The movement of alleles in or out of a population A) Genetic Drift. B) Genetic Flow. C) Non-Random Mating. D) Natural Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic Flow. 9. Which one is NOT one of Charles Darwin's four major evidences for evolution. A) Biogeography. B) Fossil Record. C) Comparative Anatomy. D) Embryological Development. E) Molecular Evidence (DNA). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Molecular Evidence (DNA). 10. ..... is the slowest breeder A) Human. B) Elephant. C) Cow. D) Camel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephant. 11. Which scientist. wrote the book The Origin of Species and proposed the theory of Natural Selection A) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. B) Charles Darwin. C) Gregor Mendel. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Darwin. 12. A similar species of penguin live on Asia, Antarctica and Australia. This is an example of A) Species vary globally. B) Species vary locally. C) Species vary over time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species vary globally. 13. Which statement is part of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection? A) More offspring are produced than can possibly survive. B) The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest. C) The number of offspring is not related to fitness. D) Acquired characteristics that are inherited are the cause of evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More offspring are produced than can possibly survive. 14. What will happen to the frequency of the recessive allele for the HbS gene when there is an outbreak of malaria? A) The frequency will increase. B) The frequency will decrease. C) The frequency will remain constant. D) It is impossible to predict how the allele frequency will change. E) The frequency will be cut in half with each generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The frequency will increase. 15. What does a phylogenetic tree show? A) Shows how living organisms are related to each other using evidences. B) Organizes living organisms by color. C) Shows how living organisms interact with each other in the real world. D) Shows how certain organisms grow based on their genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows how living organisms are related to each other using evidences. 16. Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of the Northern cardinal? A) Cardinalis cardinalis. B) Cardinalis cardinalis. C) Cardinalis Cardinalis. D) Cardinalis Cardinalis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardinalis cardinalis. 17. ..... believed that organisms develop traits needed for survival and that traits that were unused would become weaker and gradually disappear. A) Darwin. B) Lamarck. C) Mendel. D) Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lamarck. 18. What is embryology? A) The age of organisms. B) The oldest stage of development. C) The life span of an organism. D) The earliest growth stage of development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The earliest growth stage of development. 19. Why are some chickens observed to have a claw on their wing? A) It is an example of a homologous structure. B) It is used for defense. C) It is a vestigial structure. D) It is a result of a recent mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a vestigial structure. 20. ..... came up with the idea of evolution. A) Darwin. B) Duncan. C) Dillards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Darwin. 21. Which of the following statements is true about the fossil record? A) It provides a complete record of all life that has ever existed on Earth. B) It shows that all species have remained unchanged over time. C) It provides evidence of the common ancestry of life. D) It shows that evolution occurs at a constant rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It provides evidence of the common ancestry of life. 22. All of the following are examples of events that can prevent breeding between species EXCEPT: A) The potential mates experience geographical isolation. B) The potential mates experience behavioral isolation. C) The potential mates have different courtship rituals. D) The potential mates have similar breeding seasons. E) The gametes of potential mates have biochemical differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The potential mates have similar breeding seasons. 23. This theory of the origin of life states that living things come from nonliving matter. A) Spontaneous generation. B) Bubble hypothesis. C) Primordial Soup theory. D) Meteorite theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spontaneous generation. 24. The selection of certain organisms to create beneficial traits for humans is called ..... A) Natural Selection. B) Artificial Selection. C) Bottleneck Effect. D) Mutations. E) Darwinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial Selection. 25. Which of the following can be considered as "Chemical finger prints" of evolutionary history A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) RNA. D) Fats. 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