Anatomically and structurally different, but functionally similar structures are called 
1. Analogous 
2. Divergent 
3. Homologous 
4. Convergent 

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Organs which have similar origin and developmental plan, but different functions are called 
1. Vestigial organs 
2. Analogous organs 
3. Homologous organs 
4. Physiological organs 
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Find the odd one 
1. Trunk of an elephant and hand of a chimpanzee 
2. Ginger and sweet potato 
3. Wings of bat and insect 
4. Nails of human beings and claws of a cat 
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Find the odd one w.r.t. evolution 
1. Seal's flipper 
2. Bat's wing 
3. Horse's foot 
4. Butterfly's wings 
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Which of the following is not vestigeal organ in human beings? 
1. Rudimentary ear muscles and third molars (wisdom teeth), body hair 
2. Coccygeal tail, vertebrae and scalp muscles 
3. Vermiform appendix and nictitating membrane of the eye 
4. Ear pinna, patella, olecranon process
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Which of the following is not a vestigial organ? 
1. Scalp hair 
2. Epiglottis 
3. Verniform appendix 
4. Wisdom tooth 
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The 'Recapitulation Theory' was put forth by 
1. Haeckel 
2. Cuvier 
3. Wallace 
4. Lamarck
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Gill clefts and notochord appear in the embryonic development of all vertebrates from fishes to mammals.
This supports the theory of 
1. Recapitulation 
2. Metamorphosis 
3. Biogenesis 
4. Abiogenesis 
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Cycas and Ginkgo are connecting links between 
1. Bryophytes and pteridophytes 
2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms 
3. Gymnosperms and angiosperms 
4. Thallophyta and bryophyta
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Which one of the following is not a living fossil? 
1. Peripatus 
2. King crab (Limulus) 
3. Archaopteryx 
4. Sphenodon 
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