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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Presence of tail and coarse hair in human baby is 
1. Radiation 
2. Atavism 
3. Mutation 
4. Crossing over 
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" It is a stochastic process based on chance events in nature and chance mutation in the organisms".
This statement tells us about 
1. Non directional nature of evolution 
2. Directinal mutations leading to natural selection 
3. Lack of anthropogenic impact on the evolutionary time scale 
4. Constant rate of reproduction and evolution in all organims
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Dinosaurs were dominant in the world in which of the following Era? 
1. Cenozoic 
2. Jurassic 
3. Mesozoic 
4. Devonian 
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Study of history of life forms on earth is known as 
1. Evolutinary biology 
2. Morphology 
3. Physiology 
4. Biogenesis 
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Read the following sentences carefully and choose the option having correct statements 
(a) Units of life called spores were transferred to different planets including earth according to theory of spontaneous generation 
(b) Oparin and Haldane proposed that life arises from non-living organic molecules by chemical evolution 
(c) Psilophytin can be considered as ancestor of conifers 
(d) Coelacanth possibly evolved into the first amphibians 
1. (a) and (b) only 
2. (b) and (c) only 
3. (b), (c) and (d) only 
4. (a), (b), (c) and (d) 
 
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