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WAEC Biology 2024 Question 49

Question 49

Evolution

In a test, a student paired some scientists with their famous work as shown below.
I. Charles Darwin → preservation of some food with heat
II. Gregor Mendel → natural selection
III. Jean Baptiste Lamarck → inheritance of acquired characteristics
IV. Louis Pasteur → independent assortment of genes
The scientists that are not correctly paired with their famous works are

  1. A.I and II only.
  2. B.II and III only.
  3. C.I, II and IV.
  4. D.II, III and IV.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (I, II and IV.)

Explanation

Darwin proposed natural selection, Mendel independent assortment, and Pasteur food preservation by heat. Only Lamarck (III) is correctly paired.