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19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
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19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
62. Why has Lamarck’s theory of evolution
been rejected by modern biologists?
(A) His theory provided a genetic mechanism
for how evolutionary change occurred.
(B) His theory was based on special creation.
(C) The characteristics an organism acquires
during its lifetime cannot be passed on
to its offspring.
(D) The selection experiments he conducted on
giraffe’s necks involved artificial and
not natural selection.
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
63. Why did the population of black English peppered
moths increase during the industrial evolution?
(A) Light-colored moths incorporated soot into their
pigmentation as the trees became darker.
(B) Natural selection produced new genes in the lightcolored moths, causing them ton become the black
variety.
(C) Pollution caused mutation of the white variety.
(D) Predation by birds was the important factor.
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
65. Who proposed a theory of evolution identical to
Darwin?
(A) Cuvier
(B) Lamarck
(C) Lyell
(D) Wallace
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
66. Which idea was included in Lamarck’s theory of
evolution?
(A) acquired characteristics
(B) incomplete dominance
(C) population variation
(D) spontaneous generation
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
61. What is the most valid conclusion if the fossils of
organism A are found in a layer of rock
lower than the fossils of organism B?
(A) Organisms A and B are closely related.
(B) Organism A evolved from organism B.
(C) Organism A lived before organism B.
(D) Organism B lived before organism A.
62. Who proposed, with Darwin, the theory of Natural
Selection?
(A) Alfred Wallace
(B) Gregor Mendel
(C) Lynn Margulis
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
61. What is the most valid conclusion if the fossils of
organism A are found in a layer of rock
lower than the fossils of organism B?
(A) Organisms A and B are closely related.
(B) Organism A evolved from organism B.
(C) Organism A lived before organism B.
(D) Organism B lived before organism A.
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
62. Who proposed, with Darwin, the theory of Natural
Selection?
(A) Alfred Wallace
(B) Gregor Mendel
(C) Lynn Margulis
(D) Thomas Malthus
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
63. Which statement is associated with Jean-Baptiste
Lamark?
(A) Evolution occurs through natural selection.
(B) Organisms acquire new features through use and
disuse.
(C) The first life forms developed through
spontaneous generation.
(D) The human population increases faster than food
supply.
19.2 Public Exam Questions
6 men and the development of Evolution Theory
64. Tails were cut off mice for 20 successive
generations. The 21st generation was still born
with tails. What theory does this tend to disprove?
(A) blend of genetic characteristics
(B) inheritance of acquired characteristics
(C) natural selection
(D) survival of the