NEET · Biology · True or False — Evolution Basics

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Charles Darwin proposed evolution through natural selection.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Homologous structures arise from common ancestry.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Vestigial organs are evidence AGAINST evolution.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The Hardy-Weinberg principle assumes no migration.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Convergent evolution produces homologous structures.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Lamarck proposed inheritance of acquired characteristics.

Instructions

Decide each evolution statement: TRUE or FALSE.