The essay “On the tendencies of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type” was authored by :
1. A.R.Wallace
2. Charles Darwin
3. Charles Lyell
4. Joseph Dalton Hooker

Subtopic:  Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism |
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The “Replica Plating Experiment” proved that :
1. most mutations are harmful or neutral
2. mutations are recurring in nature
3. all mutations are pre-adaptive in nature
4. mutations occur in a non-directional manner

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The type of natural selection that operates to eliminate intermediate phenotypes in a population is known as:

1.Directional selection2.Disruptive selection
3.Stabilizing selection4.Reverse selection

Subtopic:  Natural Selection | Hardy Weinberg Law |
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According to the modern view of Darwinism, the unit of natural selection is the :
1. population
2. individual
3. species
4. community

Subtopic:  Modern Theory of Evolution |

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Seaweeds existed probably around:
1. 500 mya
2. 350 mya
3. 320 mya
4. 300 mya

Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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According to the Darwinian concept of evolution, a giraffe has a long neck because:

1. it was always like that since the beginning
2. during evolution the number of cervical vertebrae got increased
3. its ancestors stretched their necks to get food
4. ancestral giraffes with longer necks got more food and left more surviving offspring

Subtopic:  Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism | Darwin's Theory | Additional Theories of Darwin |
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Self pollination leading to self fertilization in a plant will be an extreme example of:
1. bottleneck effect
2. founder effect
3. out breeding
4. assortative mating

Subtopic:  Sources of Variation |
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Which of the following is not a finding observed by Darwin, when he landed on the Galapagos Islands?

1. Woodpeckers were absent on the islands
2. The island species resembled the mainland species
3. Islands contain more different species of finches than the mainland
4. The corresponding size of the species was smaller on the islands than the species on the mainland

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory |

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Identify the incorrect fact regarding the Neanderthal man:
1. Cranial capacity of around 1400 cc
2. Lived in East and Central Africa
3. Used hides to protect their bodies
4. Buried their dead

Subtopic:  Introduction to Human Evolution | Evolution of Homo Sapiens |
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If there are two forms of a specific enzyme in a population, and if the relative frequencies of the individuals possessing each form of the enzyme changes, then certainly there is:

 
1. mutation 2. genetic drift
3. gene migration 4. evolution

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law |

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