Title 8. Evidence of Evolution.pdf ✅

EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION 09 HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION Class 10th Biology (Practice Sheet) 1 Which type of evolution is exemplified by the wings of birds and bats? A. Convergent evolution B. Divergent evolution C. Adaptive evolution D. Microevolution 2 What does the study of the layers of rock or strata help determine? A. Absolute age of fossils B. Relative age of fossils C. Genetic relationships among species D. The type of rocks in an area 3 Why is carbon dating rarely applicable to fossils? A. Carbon is not present in fossils B. Carbon decays too slowly C. Carbon decays too fast D. Carbon is not a radioactive element 4 What is the study of the history of life on Earth called? A. Paleontology B. Geology C. Evolutionary Biology D. Microbiology 5 What do analogous organs suggest about the evolution of different species? A. Convergent evolution B. Divergent evolution C. Parallel evolution D. Adaptive evolution 6 What are homologous organs? How do these organs help in understanding evolutionary relationships? 7 How are fossils dated using relative dating? 8 Explain the concept of half-life and its role in radioactive dating. 9 Why is carbon dating not useful for dating fossils from millions of years ago? 10 What is divergent evolution? Give example. Page 1 Email: Phone No: Website: [email protected] +91 93299 65211 www.brisklearning.com Address: Office No. 605, CTS No. 658, Gayatri Bhuvan, A & B, Kandivali, Dattani Park, Thakur Village, Kandivali East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400101