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
The term “Homologous “ to mean the organs of different species that are related to each other through common descent, although now functionally different, was coined by :
1. Richard Owen
2. Erasmus Darwin
3. Ernst Haeckel
4. John Ray
The “Replica Plating Experiment” proved that :
1. most mutations are harmful or neutral
2. mutations are recurring in nature
3. all mutations are pre-adaptive in nature
4. mutations occur in a non-directional manner
Which of the following is an example for link species?
1. Lobe fish
2. Dodo bird
3. Sea weed
4. Chimpanzee
Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as:
1. | Adaptive radiation | 2. | Natural selection |
3. | Migration | 4. | Divergent evolution |
Which one of the following correctly describes the homologous structures?
1. | Organs with anatomical similarities, but performing different functions. |
2. | Organs with anatomical dissimilarities, but performing same functions. |
3. | Organs that have no functions now, but had an important function in ancestors. |
4. | Organs appearing only in embryonic stage and disappearing later in the adult. |