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Q. No.Among the following sets of examples for divergent evolution, select the incorrect option:
1. Forelimbs of man, bat and cheetah
2. Heart of bat, man and cheetah
3. Brain of bat, man and cheetah
4. Eye of octopus, bat and man
2. Heart of bat, man and cheetah
3. Brain of bat, man and cheetah
4. Eye of octopus, bat and man
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2018
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According to Hugo de Vries, the mechanism of evolution is:
1. Multiple-step mutations
2. Saltation
3. Phenotypic variations
4. Minor mutations
2. Saltation
3. Phenotypic variations
4. Minor mutations
Subtopic: Mechanism of Evolution |
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NEET - 2018
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The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is?
| 1. | Australopithecus→Ramapithecus→Homo habilis→Homo erectus |
| 2. | Ramapithecus→Australopithecus→ Homo habilis→Homo erectus |
| 3. | Ramapithecus→Homo habilis→ Australopithecus →Homo erectus |
| 4. | Australopithecus→Homo habilis→Ramapithecus →Homo erectus |
Subtopic: Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 1 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 2 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
84%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2016
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Analogous structures are results of?
| 1. | convergent evolution | 2. | shared ancestry |
| 3. | stabilizing selection | 4. | divergent evolution |
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
93%
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NEET - 2016
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The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are:
| 1. | Homologous structures, represent divergent evolution |
| 2. | Analogous structures, represent convergent evolution |
| 3. | Phylogenetic structures, represent divergent evolution |
| 4. | Homologous structures, represent convergent evolution |
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
86%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2015
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Industrial melanism is an example of?
1. Neo Darwinism
2. Natural Selection
3. Mutation
4. Neo Lamarckism
Subtopic: Natural Selection |
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NEET - 2015
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Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?
1. Homo erectus
2. Homo sapiens
3. Homo neanderthalensis
4. Homo habilis
Subtopic: Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 1 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 2 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
84%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2015
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A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium if:
1. individuals mate selectively
2. there are no mutations
3. there is no migration
4. the population is large
1. individuals mate selectively
2. there are no mutations
3. there is no migration
4. the population is large
Subtopic: Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 | Hardy Weinberg Law: 2 | Hardy Weinberg Law |
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NEET - 2015
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The eye of the octopus and the eye of the cat show different patterns of structure, yet they perform a similar function. This is an example of:
| 1. | Homologous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution. |
| 2. | Analogous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution. |
| 3. | Analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution. |
| 4. | Homologous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution. |
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 1 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
90%
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AIPMT - 2013
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The process by which organisms with different evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic adaptations in response to a common environmental challenge is called:
1. Convergent evolution
2. Non-random evolution
3. Adaptive radiation
4. Natural selection
Subtopic: Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
69%
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AIPMT - 2013
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