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Question 31 A palaeontologist uncovered four fossils within the same layer. & & ® DO The specific period in which fossil S existed is unknown. By analysing the time periods indicat
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Question 31 In human populations, high vaccination rates A. reduce the spread of pathogens between members of the population, protecting susceptible people. B. create herd immunity
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Question 32 If some female indigobirds lay their eggs in the nest of a different bird species, the consequences could be that over time it is likely that offspring will A. fail to
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Question 32 In a particular human population, over a short period, there was a big increase in the number of people with symptoms caused by an infectious pathogen. The health autho
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Question 33 A particular pathogenic change requires the immediate development of a new vaccine. This change most likely involves A. antigenic drift, leading to minimal structural c
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Question 34 Foot bones in the toes are called phalanges. In the images below, the phalanges of a human and a dog are compared. upper phalange human dog Sources (let to right): zinc
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Question 34 An investigation compared the dingo genome with that of wolves and five breeds of domestic dogs (Great Dane, Boxer, German Shepherd, Basenji and Labrador). A phylogenet
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Question 35 The chimpanzee-human divergence date is estimated at between 8 and 5 million years ago. An unclassified hominoid skull was discovered in Africa, dated at 7.2 to 6.8 mil
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Question 35 Consider the image of the lemur below. Source: meunierd/Shutterstock.com Which characteristic seen in the image allows the lemur to be classified as a primate? A. the p
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Section A Use the following information to answer Questions 36 and 37. Scientists found fossilised teeth and a fossilised humerus (upper arm) bone in Indonesia. The fossilised rema
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Question 36 Referring to the information, it is reasonable to conclude that A. Species X may have evolved from H. erectus. B. Species X could be a putative species of H. erectus an
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Question 36 Scientists investigated the evolution of both reptiles and mammals. The fossil record indicates that reptiles were present before mammals. A fossil has been found that
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