Name: _______________________________________________
SB4 Natural Selection and Genetic
Modification
Paper 1
Date:
Time: 10 minutes
Total marks available: 12
Total marks achieved: ______
Questions
Q1.
Charles Darwin studied the variety of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
He used this information to develop his theory of evolution.
Some of the finches are shown in the diagram.
Suggest how these species of finches could have evolved.
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Q2.
Corn is one of the world's most important crop plants.
Native Americans grew an early form of corn called teosinte.
Modern corn has been developed by selective breeding of teosinte plants.
Explain why restriction enzymes are used in the process of genetic engineering.
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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Q3.
The diagram shows the development of maize cobs over the last 1000 years of cultivation.
There has been an increase in the use of pesticides during the last 1000 years.
Explain how the use of pesticides may benefit maize production.
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Q4.
Corn is one of the world's most important crop plants.
Native Americans grew an early form of corn called teosinte.
Modern corn has been developed by selective breeding of teosinte plants.
Figure 3 shows some stages in the development of modern corn.
Figure 3
Give reasons why native Americans selectively bred teosinte.
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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Q5.
Describe how fossil evidence can be used to show that humans have evolved.
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Q6.
Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The formation of a new species due to geographical isolation is called
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A adaptation
B competition
C hybridisation
D speciation
