A. MULTIPLE CHOICE Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Choose and write the letter of your answer on the space provided.
1. Which among the following statements DO NOT support evolution? a. Mutation allows variation b. Fitness means ability to adapt c. Everything is constant and there is no need for change
2. Which best shows the Theory of Use and Disuse? a. Snakes do not use its feet as much as its slender body and thus lost it in the process. b. Within a group of moths, blacked colored ones are not seen easily and were able to survive. c. In a population of animals living in a cold habitat, those with less covering went extinct.
3. If a woman colors her naturally black hair to blonde, her child will inherit a blonde-colored hair. This is an example of which Lamarckian principle? a. Theory of need b. Theory of use and disuse c. Theory of inherited acquired characteristics
4. The choices show how natural selection happens, EXCEPT? a. Organisms develop themselves to adapt b. Organisms with favorable characteristics can adapt and reproduce c. Organisms lacking the traits to survive will go extinct
5. Why is variation important to a population? a. Variation is needed to develop traits b. Variation is a key to the survival of some members of the population when a change in the environment occurs c. Variation ensures all the members of the population is strong when a change in the environment occurs
6. When the body of an organism totally decomposes, it leaves its shape on the rock and is referred to as _________. a. Cast b. Mold c. Fossil
7. ___________ is a result when the remains of an organism are exposed to intense pressure. a. Depression b. Compression c. Intrusion
8. ___________occurs when the water and minerals fill the pores of an organism’s remains throughout time. a. Permineralization b. Compression c. Casting
9. This type of fossil refers to the actual remains/body parts left by the organism. a. Trace fossils b. Body fossils c. Remnant fossils
10. A dating method that predicts the age of fossil based on the layers of rocks a. Nitrogen-dating b. Relative dating c. Radioactive dating
