The control apparatus of the Urey and Miller experiment was devoid of :
1. a provision for evaporation
2. an arrangement for circulation
3. a source of energy
4. an arrangement for condensation
In Darwinian terms “fitness” can best be described as:
1. ability of organism, relative to others in the population, to pass its genes to next generation
2. the number of mates the organism has during its life time
3. its lifespan
4. its physical vigor
The first human like being, the hominid, was called:
1. Homo habilis
2. Homo erectus
3. Homo ergaster
4. Homo neanderthelensis
The fossils of Homo erectus were discovered in _____ and it existed about ____ mya.
1. Tanzania; 2
2. Java; 1.5
3. Ethiopia; 1.5
4. Australia; 2
Adenine was synthesized by Orgel, using the Miller apparatus, when he used the gas :
1. carbon dioxide
2. hydrogen cyanide
3. hydrogen sulfide
4. nitrogen
The ‘phrase’ that will best describe ‘Natural Selection’ will be:
1. differential success in reproduction
2. differential mortality
3. assortative mating
4. descent with modification
In organic evolution what is it that actually evolves?
1. | individual | 2. | family |
3. | population | 4. | species |
The extinct reptilian lineage that evolved into dinosaurs and later on the birds is:
1. | Pelycosaurs | 2. | Synapsids |
3. | Tuataras | 4. | Thecodonts |
Fishes with stout and strong fins that could move on land and go back to water existed about:
1. | 500 mya | 2. | 350 mya |
3. | 320 mya | 4. | 300 mya |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. | Cretaceous period : dinosaurs became extinct |
2. | Carboniferous period : origin of reptiles |
3. | Silurian period : origin of vascular plants |
4. | Cambrian period : first vertebrates (jawless fishes) |