The phenomenon of the evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and spreading to other habitats is called:
1. | Saltation | 2. | Co-evolution |
3. | Natural selection | 4. | Adaptive radiation |
A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct, having a cranial capacity of about 900 cc was:
1. | Homo erectus | 2. | Neanderthal man |
3. | Homo sapiens | 4. | Australopithecus |
After about how many years of the formation of the earth, life appeared on this planet?
1. 500 billion years
2. 50 million years
3. 500 million years
4. 50 billion years
Embryological support for evolution was proposed by:
1. | Ernst Heckel | 2. | Karl Ernst von Baer |
3. | Charles Darwin | 4. | Alfred Wallace |
Change in the frequency of an allele in a population due to random sampling of organisms brought about by a chance event is called:
1. Gene flow
2. Genetic drift
3. Natural selection
4. Saltation
The factor that leads to Founder effect in a population is:
1. Mutation
2. Genetic drift
3. Natural selection
4. Genetic recombination
Match List-I with List-II:
List-I | List-II | ||
(a) | Adaptive radiation | (i) | Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides |
(b) | Convergent evolution | (ii) | Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale |
(c) | Divergent evolution | (iii) | Wings of Butterfly and Bird |
(d) | Evolution by anthropogenic action | (iv) | Darwin Finches |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
2. | (i) | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) |
3. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
4. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of:
1. | Convergent evolution | 2. | Industrial melanism |
3. | Natural selection | 4. | Adaptive radiation |
From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids by mixing which of the following in a closed flask:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the following refers to correct example(s) of organisms that have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action?
(a) | Darwin's Finches of Galapagos islands |
(b) | Herbicide-resistant weeds |
(c) | Drug-resistant eukaryotes |
(d) | Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs |
1. (a) and (c)
2. (b), (c) and (d)
3. only (d)
4. only (a)