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Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of natural selection?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Isaac Newton
A) Charles Darwin
What type of evidence provides information about the relative ages of fossils?
A) Radiometric dating
B) Carbon dating
C) Comparative anatomy
D) Index fossils
D) Index fossils
What is the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms?
A) RNA
B) DNA
C) ATP
D) Proteins
B) DNA
Which process describes the gradual change in species over generations due to environmental pressures?
A) Genetic drift
B) Natural selection
C) Artificial selection
D) Mutation
B) Natural selection
What term describes the study of how organisms develop and change over time?
A) Ecology
B) Physiology
C) Evolutionary biology
D) Microbiology
C) Evolutionary biology
_____________ is responsible for driving the diversity of life.
Natural Selection
It is the basic building blocks of life.
Cells
It is a biological organization which includes a group of similar cells performing a specific function.
Tissue
What do you call the process where organisms change over time in response to their environment?
Evolution
In an ecosystem, what is the primary source of energy for most organisms?
Sunlight
Earth is the planet we live on, and the only place in the universe known to support life. Which of the following statements accurately describes this characteristic?
A. It has soil where trees grow.
B. It has trees that provide oxygen.
C. It has liquid water in the surface.
D. It is a home to a variety of complex organisms.
D. It is a home to a variety of complex organisms.
What makes human and other living organisms capable to live on Earth?
A. Earth can provide food for the organism.
B. Earth can protect the organism from any possible threat.
C. Earth’s temperature is mostly hot compared to other planets.
D. Earth has the right amount of temperature, water, good atmosphere, and favorable climate.
D. Earth has the right amount of temperature, water, good atmosphere, and favorable climate.
You observed an Earth-sized like planet in a distant galaxy. Based on the data,
the planet is at the same distance from its star, like Earth to its star-the sun. It is
also covered with a thick atmosphere which is composed of carbon dioxide and
shows no volcanic activity. What can you infer from these data?
A. The Earth-like planet is hot and nutrient cycling occurs.
B. The Earth-like planet is cold and nutrient cycling occurs.
C. The Earth-like planet is hot and no nutrient cycling occurs.
D. The Earth-like planet is cold and no nutrient cycling occurs.
C. The Earth-like planet is hot and no nutrient cycling occurs.
Based from the Department of Energy 2017 power statistics, coal is the main source of energy in the Philippines. What do you think might happen if coal reserves run out?
A. It will result to decreasing number of air pollutants.
B. It will decrease the energy resources present in the Philippines.
C. It will not affect Philippines' economy because it is an infinite resource.
D. It will decrease the number of air pollutants and energy resources in the country.
D. It will decrease the number of air pollutants and energy resources in the country.
A geologist found a dinosaur fossil and wants to estimate what period that
dinosaur existed in the past. The geologist measured the ages of the rocks
beneath and above the fossil. What dating technique he/she is about to use?
A. cross dating
B. relative dating
C. geologic dating
D. absolute dating
B. relative dating