“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” Who said this famous quote?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wallace
James Watson
Theodosius Dobzhansky
What is a lingua franca?
A type of pasta
The French language
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
Many different languages being spoken at once
What percent of all species that have ever lived do scientists think have been discovered as fossils?
0.5%
1%
10%
100%
What factor did NOT affect the evolution of Old English into Middle English?
Extreme weather, especially floods
Scandinavian-speaking settlers
The Norman Conquest
The Church
Which of the following is NOT an example of a virus closely related to the seasonal influenza virus?
Influenza B
Helper T cells
Swine flu
Covid-19
Hesiod’s ancient poem Works and Days describes the Myth of the Ages. How many ages does he present?
3: Bronze, Silver, Gold
6: Wood, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Platinum
4: Lead, Copper, Iron, Steel
5: Golden, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, Iron
How many chromosomes do humans have in their DNA?
23 pairs
20 pairs
46 pairs
12 pairs
A recent study estimates that, since 2004, the proportion of leisure time now devoted to videogames among young American males has increased by what percentage?
25%
50%
100%
200%
Which mass extinction saw the end of the dinosaurs?
End-Cretaceous mass extinction
Late Triassic mass extinction
Sixth mass extinction
End-Permian mass extinction
Lucretius was a famouse Roman poet, known as the...
'science poet'
'explorer poet'
'pirate poet'
'soldier poet'