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4.1 Evolution and natural selection

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Question 23
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A whale flipper and a human arm contain the same basic arrangement of bones but have different functions. Which conclusion is best supported?

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A

The limbs evolved because the animals perform identical movements.

B

The limbs were inherited from a shared evolutionary ancestor.

C

The limbs show that whales evolved directly from modern humans.

D

The limbs show that bone arrangement depends only on habitat.

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4.1 Evolution and natural selection Questions

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44 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 4.1 Evolution and natural selection, covering 4.1.1 Work of Darwin and Wallace and 4.1.2 Resistant organisms and evolution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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