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(1)
The utilization of elements and compounds in nature generation theory because
[A]
life cycles
[B]
cyclic pathway
[C]
material cycles
[D]
recycling
(2)
What is ethnobotany ?
[A]
Relationship between primitive plants and people
[B]
Study to soil
[C]
Cultivation of flower yielding plants
[D]
Use of plants and their parts
Answer: Relationship between primitive plants and people
(3)
The first photoautotroph organisms were
[A]
bryophytes
[B]
algae
[C]
cyanobacteria
[D]
bacteria
(4)
Who performed this famous experiment to prove origin of life ?
[A]
Oparin and Haldane
[B]
Spallanzani and Pasteur
[C]
Urey and Miller
[D]
Fox and Pasteur
(5)
How much temperature was used for the gases to react ?
[A]
10o C
[B]
130o C
[C]
1000o C
[D]
50oC
(6)
What was the resultant found in place marked E ?
[A]
Glucose, fatty acids and lipids
[B]
Some fatty acids and organic acids
[C]
Some amino acids as glycine and alanine
[D]
Organic esters only
Answer: Some amino acids as glycine and alanine
(7)
A. The first molecules formed for replicating cells were most probably RNA.
R. This was proved by origin of ribozyme in 1987 by T. Cech in Tetrahymena.
[A]
If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
[B]
If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
[C]
If A is true and R is wrong
[D]
If A is wrong and R is true
Answer: If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
(8)
A. The first molecules formed for replicating cells were most probably RNA.
R. This was proved by origin of ribozyme in 1987 by T. Cech in Tetrahymena.
[A]
If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
[B]
If A and R both are true but R is not correct explanation of A
[C]
If A is true and R is wrong
[D]
If A is wrong and R is true
Answer: If A and R both are true and R is correct explanation of A
(9)
The earliest organisms were
[A]
heterotrophic and anaerobic
[B]
autotrophic and anaerobic
[C]
heterotrophic and aerobic
[D]
autotrophic and aerobic
Answer: heterotrophic and anaerobic
(10)
Which one of the following is present today but was absent about 3.5 billion years ago?
[A]
Oxygen
[B]
Nitrogen
[C]
Hydrogen
[D]
Methane
(11)
Coacervates were experimentally produced by .............
[A]
Sydney Fox and Oparin
[B]
Fischer and Huxley
[C]
Jacob and Monod
[D]
Urey and Miller
(12)
According to abiogenesis life originate from
[A]
non-living matter
[B]
pre-exiting life
[C]
chemicals
[D]
extra-terrestrial matter
Answer: non-living matter
(13)
Mega – evolution is
[A]
Changes in the gene pool
[B]
evolution due to mutations
[C]
origin of a new biological group
[D]
the evolution that takes centuries
Answer: origin of a new biological group
(14)
Evolutionary convergence is characterised by
[A]
development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups
[B]
development of a common set of characteristics in the groups of different ancestry
[C]
development of characteristics by random mating
[D]
replacement of common characteristics in different groups
Answer: replacement of common characteristics in different groups
(15)
Parallelism is
[A]
adaptive divergence
[B]
adaptive convergence
[C]
adaptive convergence of far off species
[D]
adaptive convergence of closely related groups dinosaurs
Answer: adaptive convergence of closely related groups dinosaurs
(16)
Serial homology is exhibited by
[A]
Organs of same individual occupying different levels of the body
[B]
Organs of different organisms with same function
[C]
Appendages of various parts of prawn body
[D]
Both (A) and (C)
(17)
Vermiform appendix in man, nictitating membrane and wisdom teeth are
[A]
homologous organs
[B]
analogous organs
[C]
vestigial organs
[D]
none of the above
(18)
Which one of the following terms would most correctly describe the relationship between the flight organs of animals like locust, bat, swallow, and flying fish ?
[A]
Atavism
[B]
Analogous
[C]
Homologous
[D]
Vestigeal
(19)
Appearance of facial hair in some people is an example of
[A]
mongolism
[B]
analogous organs
[C]
atavism
[D]
all above
(20)
A living connecting link which provides evidence for organic evolution is
[A]
Archeopteryx between reptiles and mammals
[B]
Lung fish between pisces and reptiles
[C]
Duck billed platypus between reptiles and mammals
[D]
Sphenodon between reptiles and birds
Answer: Duck billed platypus between reptiles and mammals
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