In present times, the origin of life is not possible from inorganic compounds due to:
1. Non-availability of raw material
2. High concentration of O2 in the atmosphere
3. Decrease in temperature
4. Excess of pollution
Which one of the following was obtained by S. Miller in his experiments on the origin of life before 1953:
1. Simple sugars
2. Amino acids
3. Nucleotide
4. Peptides
According to Oparin, which one of the following was not present in the primitive atmosphere of the earth?
1. Oxygen
2. Hydrogen
3. Water vapour
4. Methane
The concept of chemical evolution is based on:
1. | crystallization of chemicals |
2. | interaction of water, air, and clay under intense heat |
3. | effect of solar radiation on chemicals |
4. | possible origin of life by a combination of chemicals under suitable environmental conditions |
Given below are four statements (A-D) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in two statements
Statements:
(A) | Wings of butterflies and birds look alike and are the results of , evolution |
(B) | Miller showed that CH4, H2, NH3, and , when exposed to electric discharge in a flask resulted in the formation of . |
(C) | Vermiform appendix is a organ and an evidence pf evolution. |
(D) | According to Darwin evolution took place due to and of the fittest. |
Options:
1. | (A) - (i) convergent, (B) - (ii) oxygen, (ii) nucleosides |
2. | (B) - (i) water vapour, (ii) amino acids, (C) - (i) rudimentary (ii) anatomical |
3. | (C) - (i) vestigial, (ii) anatomical, (D) - (i) mutations, (ii) multiplication |
4. | (D) - (i) small variations, (ii) survival, (A) - (i) convergent |
Evolution of heart from one to two, three and four chambered proves:
1. Biogenetic law of Haeckel
2. Lamarckism
3. Hardy weinberg's law
4. Neo Darwinism
Which one of the following sequences was proposed by Darwin and Wallace for organic evolution?
1. | Overproduction, variations, constancy of population size, natural selection |
2. | Variations, constancy of population size, overproduction, natural selection |
3. | Overproduction, constancy of population size, variations, natural selection |
4. | Variations, natural selection, overproduction, constancy of population size |
An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of:
1. homologous and vestigial organs
2. analogous and vestigial organs
3. homologous organ only
4. analogous organ only
1. | Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita – Analogous organs |
2. | Nictitating membrane and blind spot in the human eye – vestigial organs |
3. | Nephridia of the earthworm and Malpighian tubules of cockroach - Excretory organs |
4. | Wings of a honey bee and wings of crow - Homologous organs |
Homologous organs are:
1. Wings of cockroach and wings of bats
2. Wings of insects and wings of birds
3. Air bladder of fishes and lungs of frog
4. Pectoral fins of fishes and forelimbs of horse