JAMB and WAEC Biology questions: Evolution

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1. Question 21· 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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2. Question 22· Evolution· JAMB

   Fossils are most commonly found in

   • Avolcanic lava
   • Bigneous rocks
   • Csedimentary rocks
   • Dmetamorphic rocks only

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3. Question 23· Evolution· JAMB

   A streamlined body is an adaptation of fish for

   • Abreathing air
   • Bmoving easily through water
   • Cclimbing
   • Ddigging

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4. Question 24· Evolution· JAMB

   Darwin's theory of natural selection depends on

   • Ainheritance of acquired characters
   • Boverproduction of offspring, variation and a struggle for existence
   • Cuse and disuse of organs
   • Dthe absence of competition

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5. Question 25· 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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6. Question 26· Evolution· JAMB

   The variety of beak shapes among Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands is an example of

   • Aconvergent evolution
   • Badaptive radiation
   • Cuse and disuse
   • Dartificial selection

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7. Question 27· Evolution· JAMB

   The rise of dark peppered moths in sooty industrial areas is an example of

   • Aartificial selection
   • Buse and disuse
   • Cnatural selection
   • Dspontaneous generation

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8. Question 28· Evolution· JAMB

   Adaptive radiation is

   • Amigration
   • Bextinction
   • Cthe evolution of many species from a common ancestor to fill different niches
   • Dhibernation

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9. Question 29· 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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10. Question 30· Evolution· JAMB

    Lamarck explained the long neck of the giraffe as the result of

    • Astretching to reach leaves, passed on to offspring
    • Bnatural selection of long-necked giraffes
    • Ca sudden mutation
    • Dartificial selection

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11. Question 31· Evolution· WAEC

    The theory of evolution by natural selection was proposed by

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

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12. Question 32· Evolution· JAMB

    Which of the following is NOT evidence for evolution?

    • Asimilar DNA sequences
    • Bfossil records
    • Chomologous structures
    • Dskills such as reading acquired during a person's life

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13. Question 33· Evolution· JAMB

    Artificial selection is

    • Athe breeding of plants and animals by humans for desired traits
    • Bselection by nature alone
    • Cselection by predators
    • Dselection by parasites

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14. Question 34· Evolution· JAMB

    The theory of natural selection was proposed by:

    • ALamarck
    • BMendel
    • CDarwin
    • DPasteur

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15. Question 35· 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 36· Evolution· JAMB

    Lamarck's theory of evolution was based on the

    • Asurvival of the fittest
    • Binheritance of acquired characteristics
    • Ctheory of mutation
    • Dfossil record

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17. Question 37· Evolution· JAMB

    The increase of dark-coloured peppered moths in polluted industrial areas is an example of

    • Ause and disuse
    • BLamarckism
    • Cnatural selection
    • Dartificial selection

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18. Question 38· 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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19. Question 39· Evolution· JAMB

    Similar proteins and DNA in different species provide evidence for evolution from

    • Acomparative anatomy only
    • Bgeographical distribution
    • Ccomparative biochemistry
    • Dembryology only

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20. Question 40· 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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