Match List-I with List-II:
List-I | List-II | ||
(a) | Adaptive radiation | (i) | Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides |
(b) | Convergent evolution | (ii) | Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale |
(c) | Divergent evolution | (iii) | Wings of Butterfly and Bird |
(d) | Evolution by anthropogenic action | (iv) | Darwin Finches |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
2. | (i) | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) |
3. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
4. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
The age of fossils in the past was generally determined by the radiocarbon method and other methods involving radioactive elements found in the rocks. More precise methods, which were used recently and led to the revision of the evolutionary periods for different groups of organisms include:
1. | study of the conditions of fossilization. |
2. | electron spin resonance (ESR) and fossil DNA. |
3. | study of carbohydrates/proteins in rocks. |
4. | study of carbohydrates/proteins in fossils. |
Which one of the following is not a living fossil?
1. King crab
2. Sphenodon
3. Archaeopteryx
4. Peripatus
On Galapagos island, Darwin observed variation in beaks of birds (Darwin's finches) and he concluded:
1. Inter species variation
2. Intraspecies variation
3. Natural selection according to food
4. Inheritance of acquired characters
Which of the following is a living fossil?
1. Moss
2. Saccharomyces
3. Spirogyra
4. Cycas
Which of the following is relatively most accurate method for dating of fossils?
1. Electron-spin resonance method
2. Uranium-lead method
3. Potassium-argon method
4. Radio-carbon method