Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

1. King crab

2. Sphenodon

3. Archaeopteryx

4. Peripatus

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The most recent and direct pre-historic ancestor is:

1. Cro-magnon 

2. Neanderthal

3. Pre-neaderthal

4. None of these

Subtopic:  Introduction to Human Evolution | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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Darwin’s finches represent:

1. Morphological variations

2. Geographical isolations

3. Climate variations

4. Reproductive isolation

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Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is known to be affected by gene flow, genetic drift, mutation, genetic recombination and:

1. evolution

2. limiting factors

3. saltation

4. natural selection 

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Which one of the following in birds indicates their reptilian ancestry?
 

1. Scales on their heart
2. Four-chambered heart
3. Two special chambers crop and grizzlies in their digestive tract
4. Egg with a calcareous shell
Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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Darwinism explains all the following except:

1. Within each species, there is variation

2. Organisms tend to produce more offspring than can survive

3. Offspring with better traits that overcome competition are best suited for the environment

4. Variations are inherited from parents to offspring through genes

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Theory of pangenesis was given by:

1. Darwin

2. Lamarck

3. Hugo de Vries

4. Oparin

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Which of the following is not true for a species?

1. Members of a species interbreed

2. Variations occur among members of species

3. Each species is reproductively isolated from every other species

4. Gene flow does not occur between the populations of a species

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The diversity in the type of beaks of finches adapted to different feeding habits on the Galapagos islands, as observed by Darwin, provides evidence for:

1. origin of species by natural selection

2. intraspecific variations

3. intraspecific competition

4. interspecific competition

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Age of fishes is also known as:

1. Permian Era

2. Silurian Era

3. Devonian Era

4. Ordovician Era

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