Q. No.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 of the following could be the outcome of evolution?
| a. | speciation |
| b. | a change in allele frequency |
| c. | increased biodiversity |
| 1. | b and c only | 2. | a only |
| 3. | a and c only | 4. | a, b and c |
Which of the following can be random processes?
1 genetic drift
2 mutations
3 artificial selection
1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 2 and 3
3. 1 and 2 only
4. none of them
Which of the following organisms are subject to natural selection?
| a. | prokaryotes that reproduce asexually |
| b. | single-celled eukaryotes that reproduce sexually |
| c. | organisms living in a changing environment |
| d. | organisms living in a stable environment |
1. a and b only
2. b and c only
3. c and d only
4. a, b, c and d
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The increase in the frequency of one phenotype in a wild population of fish could be due to:
| a. | an advantageous mutation. |
| b. | increased reproductive success of individuals with that phenotype. |
| c. | a change in the environment. |
1. c only
2. a and b only
3. a, b and c
4. b and c only
Which of the following refers to correct example(s) of organisms that have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action?
| (a) | Darwin's Finches of Galapagos islands |
| (b) | Herbicide-resistant weeds |
| (c) | Drug-resistant eukaryotes |
| (d) | Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs |
1. (a) and (c)
2. (b), (c) and (d)
3. only (d)
4. only (a)
Match the scientists listed under column I with ideas listed column II.
|
Column l |
Column ll |
||
|
A. |
Darwin |
1 |
abiogenesis |
|
B. |
Oparin |
2 |
use and disuse of organs |
|
C. |
Lamarck |
3 |
continental drift theory |
|
D. |
Wagner |
4 |
evolution by natural selection |
Codes
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Column I [Ancestors of Home sapiens] |
Column II [Cranial capacity] |
||
| A | Homo erectus | P | 1400 cc |
| B | Homo habilis | Q | 450 cc |
| C | Australopithecus | R | 650-800 cc |
| D | Neanderthal man | S | 900 cc |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | P | S | R |
| 2. | R | P | Q | S |
| 3. | P | Q | R | S |
| 4. | S | R | Q | P |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Adaptive radiation | (i) | Fast emergence of resistance in bacteria against antibiotics |
| (b) | Convergent evolution | (ii) | Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale |
| (c) | Divergent evolution | (iii) | Wings of Butterfly and Bird |
| (d) | Evolution by anthropogenic action | (iv) | Dispersion and diversification of Australian marsupials |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
| 2. | (i) | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| 4. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
1. Stabilizing
2. Directional
3. Disruptive
4. Regressive
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