Evolution MCQs | Evolution Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers
Questions
1
In which condition gene ratio remains constant in a species?
Answer:random mating
2
Lamarck theory of organic evolution is usually known as
Answer:Inheritance of acquired characters
3
Which one is used for knowing whether or not a population is evolving?
Answer: Hardy Weinberg equation
4
Balancing selection is concerned with successful reproduction of
Answer: heterozygous individuals
6
Heredity or inheritance of specific traits became clearer due to
Answer:Mendel worked on garden peas
7
Which of the following sentences is true about the evolutionary process?
Answer:There is no real 'progress' in the idea of evolution.
9
The difference between Homo sapiens and the Homo erectus was
Answer: The size of their brain of Homo eructus was smaller to homo sapiens
10
By studying analogous structures we look for
Answer:similarities in appearance and function but different in structure.
11
........ was a predecessor of Darwin and he developed the theory of acquired characteristics.
Answer:Lamarck
13
Which of the following are not the examples of analogous structures?
Answer: Wings of bat and forelimb of cattle.
14
The scientist who cut off the tails of mice of successive generations to prove Lamarck's theory was wrong was
Answer: Weismann
16
Links between organisms that show branching pattern of evolutionary relationships are shown by
Answer: phylogenetic trees
17
Speciation is the evolutionary process by which
Answer:a new gene pool is formed
19
Which of the following is not a source of variation in a population?
Answer: None of the above
20
Which of the following examples of variation is not important from an evolutionary standpoint?
Answer: Differences due to diet, health, age or accident that have no affect on an individual's ability to survive and reproduce
