Identify the correct sequence in which the following substances have appeared during the course of evolution of life on earth.

1. glucose, amino acids, nucleic acids, proteins

2. ammonia, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids

3. water, amino acids, nucleic acids, enzymes

4. amino acids, ammonia, phosphates, nucleic acids

Subtopic:  Origin of Life: Chemical Evolution: 1 | Origin of Life |
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In which condition the gene ratio remains constant for any species?

1. Sexual selection

2. Random mating

3. Mutation

4. Gene flow

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 | Hardy Weinberg Law |
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Darwin's theory of pangenesis shows similarity with theory of inheritance of acquired characters then what will be correct according to it?

1. Useful organs become strong and developed while useless organs become extinct. These organs help in struggle for survival

2. Size of organs increase with ageing

3. Development of organs is due to will power

4. There should be some physical basis of inheritance

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Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that

1. fishes were amphibian in the past

2. fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors

3. frogs will have gills in future

4. frogs evolved from gilled ancestors

Subtopic:  Embryological Evidence of Evolution |
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Reason of diversity in living being is

1. mutation 

2. gradual change

3. long term evolutionary change

4. short term evolutionary change

Subtopic:  Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism | Darwin's Theory |
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Which of following is closest relative of man?

1. Chimpanzee 

2. Gorilla

3. Orangutan

4. Gibbon

Subtopic:  Classification of Primates |
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When two species of different geneology come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed

1. divergent evolution

2. micro-evolution

3. co-evolution

4. convergent evolution

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Theory of natural selection dwells on 

1. role of environment in evolution

2. natural selection acting on favourable variations

3. changes in gene complex resulting in heritable variations

4. None of the above

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory |
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Which one of the following options gives one correct example each of convergent evolution and divergent evolution?

 Convergent evolution  Divergent evolution
1. Eyes of Octopus and mammals  Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates
2. Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita  Wings of butterflies and birds
 3. Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates  Wings of butterfly and birds
4. Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita  Eyes of Octopus and mammals

 

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 1 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Parallelism is 

1. adaptive divergence

2. adaptive divergence of widely separated species

3. adaptive convergence of widely different species

4. adaptive convergence of closely related groups

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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