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1) When did the "new era" of biology begin?
a) When fossils were discovered
b) When Charles Darwin published "The Origin of Species"
c) When Lamarck proposed his theory
d) When Aristotle developed the scala naturae
**Answer**: b) When Charles Darwin published "The Origin of Species"
2) What did "The Origin of Species" focus on?
a) The classification of organisms
b) The unity and diversity of organisms
c) The geological changes on Earth
d) The similarities between species
**Answer**: b) The unity and diversity of organisms
3) What does "descent with modification" describe?
a) The constant change of species over time
b) The appearance of different species descending from a common ancestor
c) The lack of similarity between organisms
d) The unchanging nature of species
**Answer**: b) The appearance of different species descending from a common ancestor
4) What did Aristotle believe about species?
a) They evolved over time
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b) They were placed on Earth by natural forces
c) They were fixed and unchanging
d) They developed from simpler forms
**Answer**: c) They were fixed and unchanging
5) What is the concept of "scala naturae"?
a) A ladder of life where species evolve slowly
b) A scale that measures the evolutionary change in organisms
c) The idea that species are fixed and do not change over time
d) The classification of organisms by taxonomy
**Answer**: c) The idea that species are fixed and do not change over time
6) Who is known as the founder of taxonomy?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Georges Cuvier
c) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
d) Carolus Linnaeus
**Answer**: d) Carolus Linnaeus
7) What laid the groundwork for Darwin's theory of evolution?
a) Scala naturae
b) The study of fossils
c) Inheritance of acquired traits
d) Geological changes in Earth
**Answer**: b) The study of fossils
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8) Which of the following is less likely to fossilize?
a) Organisms with skeletons
b) Prokaryotic organisms
c) Vertebrates
d) Plants
**Answer**: b) Prokaryotic organisms
9) What are fossils typically found in?
a) Lava rock
b) Strata (layers of sedimentary rock)
c) Volcanic ash
d) Metamorphic rock
**Answer**: b) Strata (layers of sedimentary rock)
10) Who developed paleontology, the study of fossils?
a) Aristotle
b) James Hutton
c) Georges Cuvier
d) Charles Lyell
**Answer**: c) Georges Cuvier
11) What did Georges Cuvier believe about the boundaries between strata?
a) They showed slow changes in Earth's surface
b) They were caused by evolutionary changes
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