Q. No.Fossils are generally found in:
1. Sedimentary rocks
2. Igneous rocks
3. Metamorphic rocks
4. Any type of rock
Which type of selection explains industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia?
| 1. | Stabilising | 2. | Directional |
| 3. | Disruptive | 4. | Artificial |
In 1953, S. L. Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory and gave experimental evidence for the origin of the first form of life from pre-existing non-living organic molecules. The primitive earth conditions created include:
| 1. | low temperature, volcanic storms, an atmosphere rich in oxygen |
| 2. | low temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere |
| 3. | high temperature, volcanic storms, non-reducing atmosphere |
| 4. | high temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere containing CH4, NH3 etc. |
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 differential success in the reproduction, of an organism, in a given environment, is :
| 1. | Adaptation | 2. | Natural Selection |
| 3. | Adaptive radiation | 4. | Saltatory evolution |
Which of the following types of natural selection reduces variation but does not change the mean value?
| 1. | directional | 2. | stabilizing |
| 3. | disruptive | 4. | all of these |
The wings of birds, the forelegs of a horse, and the upper limbs of humans are:
| 1. | analogous structures | 2. | homologous structures |
| 3. | vestigial structures | 4. | phylogenetic structures |
The “Biogenetic Law” was given by :
| 1. | von Baer | 2. | Ernst Haeckel |
| 3. | Hugo de Vries | 4. | Theodosius Dobzhansky |
“Organisms that share common descent show underlying embryological patterns on which they build later their adult patterns”. This is :
| 1. | Haeckel’s law | 2. | Baer’s law |
| 3. | Gauss law | 4. | Allen’s rule |
Industrial melanism is an excellent example of ‘evolution in action’ where the selecting agent is:
| 1. | humans | 2. | toxins from smoke |
| 3. | birds | 4. | tree bark |
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