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Evidence for evolution and how new species form

10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS4-1, NGSS.SEP 7 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Inheritance, variation and evolution

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Question 1
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: chimpanzee 1.2 %, orangutan 3.1 %, rhesus macaque 7 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. rhesus macaque
- B. orangutan
- C. chimpanzee
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Question 2
Bacteria that resist the antibiotic used against them appear within years. Why is this evidence for evolution?
- A. Antibiotics create the resistance gene on purpose
- B. We can watch natural selection change a population in real time
- C. It shows bacteria never mutate
- D. Bacteria choose to become resistant
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Question 3
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: chimpanzee 1.2 %, orangutan 3.1 %, gorilla 1.6 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. gorilla
- B. orangutan
- C. chimpanzee
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Question 4
The arm of a human, the wing of a bat and the flipper of a whale have the same arrangement of bones. What does this suggest?
- A. They were designed for the same job
- B. Bats evolved from whales
- C. It is a coincidence
- D. They evolved from a common ancestor
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Question 5
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: rhesus macaque 7 %, gorilla 1.6 %, orangutan 3.1 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. gorilla
- B. orangutan
- C. rhesus macaque
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Question 6
Bacteria that resist the antibiotic used against them appear within years. Why is this evidence for evolution?
- A. Antibiotics create the resistance gene on purpose
- B. It shows bacteria never mutate
- C. We can watch natural selection change a population in real time
- D. Bacteria choose to become resistant
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Question 7
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: chimpanzee 1.2 %, gorilla 1.6 %, rhesus macaque 7 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. rhesus macaque
- B. gorilla
- C. chimpanzee
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Question 8
The arm of a human, the wing of a bat and the flipper of a whale have the same arrangement of bones. What does this suggest?
- A. They were designed for the same job
- B. It is a coincidence
- C. Bats evolved from whales
- D. They evolved from a common ancestor
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Question 9
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: rhesus macaque 7 %, gorilla 1.6 %, orangutan 3.1 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. orangutan
- B. rhesus macaque
- C. gorilla
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Question 10
Bacteria that resist the antibiotic used against them appear within years. Why is this evidence for evolution?
- A. Bacteria choose to become resistant
- B. We can watch natural selection change a population in real time
- C. It shows bacteria never mutate
- D. Antibiotics create the resistance gene on purpose
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Question 11
Approximate % difference between human DNA and other primates: rhesus macaque 7 %, orangutan 3.1 %, gorilla 1.6 %. Which primate shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
- A. rhesus macaque
- B. orangutan
- C. gorilla

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Answer key: Evidence for evolution and how new species form

1. C. chimpanzee
2. B. We can watch natural selection change a population in real time
3. C. chimpanzee
4. D. They evolved from a common ancestor
5. A. gorilla
6. C. We can watch natural selection change a population in real time
7. C. chimpanzee
8. D. They evolved from a common ancestor
9. C. gorilla
10. B. We can watch natural selection change a population in real time
11. C. gorilla