All the following are examples of evolution by anthropogenic action except:

1. Industrial melanism seen in peppered moth
2. Pesticide resistance in pests
3. Emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria
4. Streamlined body in dolphins

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography [habitats] is known as:

1.Convergent evolution2.Divergent evolution
3.Adaptive radiation4.Artificial selection

Subtopic:  Natural Selection |
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When a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population, sometimes becoming a different species, the process is called as:

1.Founder effect2.Genetic bottleneck
3.Adaptive radiation4.Convergent evolution

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 |
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Similar biological structures or sequences in different taxa are homologous if they:

1. always perform the same function
2. result from convergent evolution
3. do not serve any known function
4. are derived from a common ancestor
Subtopic:  Embryological Evidence of Evolution |
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The natural selection operating as shown in the given figure is called as:

1. Disruptive
2. Directional
3. Stabilizing
4. Retrogressive
Subtopic:  Natural Selection |
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Assume that 4 % of people in a population are born with sickle cell anemia [Sickle cell anemia is autosomal recessive]. What percentage of individuals will have the selective advantage of the sickle-cell trait?

1.16 %2.32 %
3.36 %4.96 %

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In a population in genetic equilibrium, the frequency of the recessive allele is found to be 0.2. What is the frequency of heterozygotes in this population?

1.0.82.0.16
3.0.324.0.64

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 |
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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

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 |
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A thorn of Bougainvillea and a tendril of Cucurbita are an example of :

1.analogous organs2.vestigial organs
3.homologous organs4.defense organs

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Which theory, regarding the origin of life, is alternatively also called “panspermia”?

1.Special Creation2.Spontaneous Generation
3.Cosmozoan Theory4.Biochemical Evolution

Subtopic:  Other Theories of Origin of Life |
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