Lamarck's theory of evolution is also called
1. Theory of special creation
2. Inheritance of acquired characters
3. Survival of the fittest
4. None of these
Industrial melanism is an example of
(1) Neo Darwinism
(2) Natural selection
(3) Mutation
(4) Neo Lamarckism
Which is the most common mechanism of genetic variation in the population of a sexually reproducing organism?
(1) Transduction
(2) Chromosomal aberrations
(3) Genetic drift
(4) Recombination
Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding high milk output represents
1. | Stabilising selection as it stabilizes this character in the population |
2. | Directional as it pushes the mean of the character in one direction |
3. | Disruptive as it spills the population into two, one yielding higher output and the other lower output |
4. | Stabilizing followed by disruptive as it stabilizes the population of producing higher yielding cows |
In Hardy- Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by
(1) P2
(2) 2pq
(3) pq
(4) q2
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the origin of life?
I. Formation of protobionts,
II. Synthesis of organic monomers.
III. Synthesis of organic polymers.
IV. Formation of DNA-based genetic systems.
(1) I,II,III,IV
(2) I,III,II,IV
(3) II,III,I,IV
(4) II,III,IV,I
Analogous structures are a result of
(1) Convergent evolution
(2) shared ancestry
(3) stabilising selection
(4) divergent evolution
Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird?
(1) Wing of a moth
(2) Hind limb of rabbit
(3) Flipper of whale
(4) Dorsal fin of a shark
Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life
I. The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were non-green presumably
anaerobes.
II. The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophs that never released
oxygen.
Of the above statements which one of the following options is correct?
1. II is correct but I is false
2. Both I and II are correct
3. Both I and II are false
4. I is correct but II is false
The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are
1. homologous structures and represent divergent evolution
2. analogous structures and represent convergent evolution
3. phylogenetic structures and represent divergent evolution
4. homologous structures and represent convergent evolution