Which of the following animals show adaptive radiation based on locomotion? 
1. Scorpion, elephant, human 
2. Cheetah, kangaroo, mole 
3. Praying mantis, seal, python 
4. Cockroach, squirrel, toad

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Genetic drift 
1. Is random change in gene frequency 
2. Has nothing in common with inbreeding 
3. Is appearance of recessive genes 
4. Produces greatest flunctuation in large populations 
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Gene pool of a population tends to remain stable if the population is large, without large scale mutations,
without migration and with 
1. Random mating 
2. Moderate environmental changes 
3. Natural selection 
4. No predator control 
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Industrial melanism as found in peppered moth proves that 
1. Melanic form has no selective advantages in industrial area 
2. Lighter form has no selective advantage in polluted industrial area and non-polluted area 
3. Melanism is pollution generated feature 
4. True black melanic form developed by recurring random mutation 
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Which of the following is Sewall Wright effect? 
1. Gene pool 
2. Genetic drift 
3. Gene migration 
4. Natural selection 
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Lederberg replica plating experiment explains that mutations are 
1. Fast 
2. Useful 
3. Gradual change 
4. Preadaptive changes
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If nature selects mean character value, it is 
1. Stabilising selection 
2. Disruptive selection 
3. Directional selection 
4. Progressive selection 
Subtopic:  Natural Selection |
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According to Hardy-Weinberg principle, sum total of all the allelic frequencies is 
1. Zero 
2. One 
3. Infinite 
4. Remain changeable 
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Hardy-Weinberg principle is applicable to 
1. Small population 
2. Isolated population 
3. Large population 
4. All of these
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Which of the following is considered as a pollution indicator? 
1. Frequency of melanic moth 
2. Lichens 
3. Predator 
4. Frequency of light coloured moth
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