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Which one of the followings is also called Sewall Wright Effect?
[1]
Gene Pool
[2]
Gene flow
[3]
Genetic Drift
[4]
Isolation
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When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed:
[1]
Microevolution
[2]
Divergent evolution
[3]
Convergent evolution
[4]
Co-evolution
Answer: Convergent evolution
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Select the correct statement from the following:
[1]
Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature
[2]
Darwinian variations are small and directionless
[3]
Mutations are random and directional
[4]
All mammals except whales and camels have seven cervical vertebrae
Answer: Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature
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Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as
[1]
Migration
[2]
Divergent evolution
[3]
Adaptive radiation
[4]
Natural selection
Answer: Adaptive radiation
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The idea of Natural selection as the fundamental process of evolutionary changes was reached
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Independently by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1900.
[2]
By Charles Darwin in 1866.
[3]
By Alfred Russel Wallace in 1901.
[4]
Independently by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859
Answer: Independently by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859
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Analogous structures are
[1]
Anatomically similar and functioning similarly
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Anatomically similar but performing different functions
[3]
Anatomically different but performing similar functions
[4]
Anatomically different and functioning differentl
Answer: Anatomically different but performing similar functions
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An important evidence in favor of organic evolution is the occurrence of
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Homologous organs only
[2]
Analogous and vestigial organs
[3]
Homologous and vestigial organs
[4]
Homologous and analogous organs
Answer: Homologous and vestigial organs
23
Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era characterized by
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Dinosaurs become extinct and angiosperms appear
[2]
Radiation of reptiles and origin of mammal like reptiles
[3]
Gymnosperms are dominant plants and first birds appear
[4]
Flowering plants and first dinosaurs appear
Answer: Gymnosperms are dominant plants and first birds appear
24
Organic compounds first evolved in earth required for origin of life were
[1]
Proteins and Amino acids
[2]
Urea and Amino acids
[3]
Proteins and Nucleic acids
[4]
Urea and Nucleic acids
Answer: Proteins and Nucleic acids
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
[1]
There is no evidence of the existence of gills during embryogenesis of mammals
[2]
Stem cells are specialized cells
[3]
Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
[4]
All plant and animal cells are totipotent
Answer: Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
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What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors?
[1]
Increasing cranial capacity
[2]
Upright posture
[3]
Shortening of jaws
[4]
Binocular vision
Answer: Increasing cranial capacity
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Which one of the following experiments suggests that simplest living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from nonliving matter
[1]
Microbes did not appear in stored meat
[2]
Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
[3]
Larva could appear in decaying organic matter
[4]
Microbes appeared form unsterilized organic matte
Answer: Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
28
Which one of the followings is incorrect about genetic drift?
[1]
Random change in allele frequency in a population
[2]
Significant only in large populations
[3]
A mechanism for the evolution of new species
[4]
Founder effect is a special case
Answer: Significant only in large populations
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Which one of the following is incorrect about the characteristics of protobionts (coacervates and microspheres) as envisaged in the abiogenic origin of life?
[1]
They could maintain an internal environment
[2]
They were able to reproduce
[3]
They could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings
[4]
They were partially isolated from the surroundings
Answer: They could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings
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Selective breeding of organisms (Animal husbandry and plant breeding programs) for specific desirable characteristics are examples of
[1]
Mutation
[2]
Artificial selection
[3]
Reverse evolution
[4]
Natural selection
Answer: Artificial selection
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