In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia), the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England during industrial revolution. This is an example of

1. natural selection whereby the darker forms were selected

2. appearance of the darker coloured individuals due to very poor sunlight

3. protective mimicry

4. inheritance of darker colour character acquired due to the darker environment

The first organisms were 

1. chemoautotrophs

2. chemoheterotrophs

3. autotrophs

4. eukaryotes

What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors?

1. Shortening of jaws

2. Binocular vision

3. Increasing brain capacity

4. Upright posture

Origin of species' was written by 

1. Oparin

2. Weismann

3. Lamarck

4. Darwin

Which of the following is the most important precondition for speciation to occur?

(1) Reproductive isolation

(2) A crash of the population size

(3) Adaptive radiation

(4) Random mating

The ultimate source of allelic variations is:

1. Genetic recombinations 

2. Mutation 

3. Genetic drift 

4. Natural selection 

People who carry an allele for normal haemoglobin and an allele for sickle cell are resistant to malaria. They are examples of:

1. heteozygote advantage

2. extreme diploidy

3. outbreeding

4. recessive superiority

The unit of evolution is now known to be the:
1. individual
2. family
3. population
4. species

The struggle for existence is a consequence of:

(1) Each organism leaving more organisms than needed to replace itself

(2) Innate competitive tendencies

(3) The inevitable difficulty of coping with climatic conditions

(4) Territories and dominance hierarchies

Darwin believed that a giraffe has a long neck because:

1. a creator designed it that way

2. catastrophes eliminated short neck forms

3. its ancestors stretched their necks to get food

4. ancestral giraffes with longer necks got more food and left more surviving off-springs.