Q. No.Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are:
1. small and directionless
2. random and directional
3. random and directionless
4. small and directional
1. small and directionless
2. random and directional
3. random and directionless
4. small and directional
In a species, the weight of a newborn ranges from 2 to 5 kg. 97% of the newborns with an average weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% of the infants born with weights from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 kg to 5 kg die. Which type of selection process is taking place?
1. Cyclical selection
2. Directional selection
3. Stabilizing selection
4. Disruptive selection
Match the hominids with their correct brain size:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Homo habilis | (i) | 900 cc |
| (b) | Homo neanderthalensis | (ii) | 1350 cc |
| (c) | Homo erectus | (iii) | 650-800 cc |
| (d) | Homo sapiens | (iv) | 1400 cc |
Select the correct option.
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
| 2. | (iv) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
Which one of the following is not a living fossil?
1. King crab
2. Sphenodon
3. Archaeopteryx
4. Peripatus
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
Which one of the following amino acids was not found to be synthesized in Miller’s experiment?
| 1. | Glycine | 2. | Aspartic acid |
| 3. | Glutamic acid | 4. | Alanine |
When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed:
1. divergent evolution
2. microevolution
3. co-evolution
4. convergent evolution
Adaptive radiation refers to:
| 1. | adaptations due to geographical isolation |
| 2. | evolution of different species from a common ancestor |
| 3. | migration of members of a species to different geographical areas |
| 4. | power of adaptation in an individual to a variety of environments |
The finches of the Galapagos islands provide evidence in favour of:
1. special creation
2. evolution due to mutation
3. retrogressive evolution
4. biogeographical evolution
Select the correct statement from the following:
| 1. | Darwin variations are small and directionless |
| 2. | fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and gets selected by nature |
| 3. | all mammals except whales and have seven cervical vertebrae |
| 4. | Mutations are random and directional |
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