Practise MYP Biology questions on 5 Evolution and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
DNA is organized into large, tightly packaged structures called __________ to ensure that all the genetic information can fit inside the cell's microscopic nucleus.
In a life cycle featuring complete metamorphosis, what is the specific role of the pupal stage?
True or False: A cell is considered haploid immediately after the completion of Meiosis I.
True or False: The incomplete nature of the fossil record is considered a significant piece of evidence that weakens the validity of evolutionary theory.
Why is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) particularly useful for tracing human ancestry?
chromosomes
ribosomes
nucleotides
polypeptides
To provide a period of rapid feeding and growth
To act as the stage where gametes are produced
To facilitate the radical internal and external transformation from larva to adult
To allow the organism to disperse to new habitats before becoming an adult
True
False
True
False
It is inherited only from the father
It changes very rapidly every generation
It is only found in the nucleus of skin cells
It is passed from mothers to all children without recombination
