Flowering plants (angiosperms) first appeared during :
1. Paleozoic era
2. Carboniferous period
3. Cretaceous period
4. Cenozoic era
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Species formation without branching of the evolutionary line of descent is called as:
1. anagenesis, or phyletic evolution
2. cladogenesis, or divergent evolution
3. convergent evolution
4. allopatry
In which of the following groups of organisms is the sympatric speciation most likely to occur?
1. amphibians
2. arthropods
3. plants
4. birds
The wings of an insect and the wings of a bird are examples of:
1. | analogous structures | 2. | homologous structures |
3. | vestigial structures | 4. | phylogenetic structures |
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The first mammals arose in the _____ period:
1. Carboniferous
2. Jurassic
3. Cretaceous
4. Triassic
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Which theory, regarding the origin of life, is alternatively also called “panspermia”?
1. | Special Creation | 2. | Spontaneous Generation |
3. | Cosmozoan Theory | 4. | Biochemical Evolution |
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Population that experience genetic drift most commonly are:
1. isolated
2. small in number
3. mobile
4. closely adapted to their environment
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The genetic drift is also called as :
1. Sewall-wright effect
2. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
3. Balanced polymorphism
4. Gene flow
Both Charles Darwin and A.R.Wallace were influenced by the:
1. writings of J.B.S.Haldane on the origin of life
2. findings of Urey and Miller experiments
3. findings on the Galapagos Islands
4. essay on human population by T.R.Malthus
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U238, the radioactive isotope of uranium, is very useful in absolute dating of rocks. It’s half life is about:
1. 4500 years
2. 4.5 million years
3. 45 million years
4. 4.6 billion years