WAEC Biology questions: Evolution

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1. Question 1· Evolution· WAEC

   Adaptation means that an organism

   • Ais identical to its parents
   • Bcannot survive in its environment
   • Chas features that help it survive in its environment
   • Ddoes not reproduce

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2. Question 2· Evolution· WAEC

   The idea that organs used often become larger and are passed on to offspring was put forward by

   • ADarwin
   • BLamarck
   • CMendel
   • DPasteur

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3. Question 3· Evolution· WAEC

   Lamarck's theory of evolution is based on

   • Amutation
   • Bnatural selection
   • Cuse and disuse, and inheritance of acquired characters
   • Dgenetic drift

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4. Question 4· Evolution· WAEC

   Darwin's book that set out the theory of natural selection is titled

   • AOn the Origin of Species
   • BThe Descent of Plants
   • CPrinciples of Genetics
   • DThe Cell Theory

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5. Question 5· Evolution· WAEC

   Comparing the forelimbs of a man, a bat and a whale shows a similar bone pattern. This is evidence from

   • Acomparative anatomy
   • Bfossil records
   • Cgeographical distribution
   • Dembryology

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6. Question 6· Evolution· WAEC

   Homologous structures, such as the forelimbs of a bat and a human, suggest

   • Ano relationship
   • Bidentical functions
   • Cconvergent evolution only
   • Dcommon ancestry

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7. Question 7· Evolution· WAEC

   Darwin observed variation in the beaks of finches on the

   • ACanary Islands
   • BGalapagos Islands
   • CNiger Delta
   • DMadagascar

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8. Question 8· Evolution· WAEC

   According to Darwin's theory, organisms best suited to their environment

   • Achange their genes deliberately
   • Balways grow larger
   • Cnever vary
   • Dsurvive and reproduce more

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9. Question 9· Evolution· WAEC

   Which of these is evidence of evolution?

   • Afossil records
   • Bweather patterns
   • Cvolcanic eruptions
   • Dsoil erosion

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10. Question 10· Evolution· WAEC

    The wings of a bird and the wings of a housefly are

    • Avestigial structures
    • Bhomologous structures
    • Canalogous structures
    • Didentical structures

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11. Question 11· Evolution· WAEC

    Fossils provide evidence for evolution because they

    • Ashow changes in organisms over time
    • Bare found only in rocks
    • Care living organisms
    • Dprove special creation

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12. Question 12· Evolution· WAEC

    The long roots of desert plants are an adaptation for

    • Aobtaining water deep in the soil
    • Bstoring food
    • Cattracting insects
    • Dexchanging gases

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13. Question 13· Evolution· WAEC

    Lamarck's theory of evolution proposed the

    • Amutation theory
    • Bsurvival of the fittest
    • Cnatural selection
    • Dinheritance of acquired characteristics

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14. Question 14· Evolution· WAEC

    The theory of evolution by natural selection was proposed by

    • AJean Lamarck
    • BRobert Hooke
    • CGregor Mendel
    • DCharles Darwin

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15. Question 15· Evolution· WAEC

    The forelimb of a bat and the arm of a man have the same basic structure but different functions. They are

    • Ahomologous organs
    • Banalogous organs
    • Cvestigial organs
    • Dsensory organs

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16. Question 16· Evolution· WAEC

    Explaining the giraffe's long neck by the stretching of necks over generations is

    • ALamarck's theory
    • BDarwin's theory
    • CMendel's law
    • Dthe cell theory

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17. Question 17· Evolution· WAEC

    The development of resistance to insecticides in mosquitoes is an example of

    • Aspecial creation
    • Bacquired characteristics
    • Cnatural selection
    • Dhybridisation

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18. Question 18· Evolution· WAEC

    Fossils support the theory of evolution because they

    • Aare found only in rocks
    • Bshow how organisms changed over long periods
    • Care always complete organisms
    • Dshow that species never change

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