(p + q)2 = p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 represents an equation used in
| 1. | population genetics | 2. | Mendelian genetics |
| 3. | biometrics | 4. | molecular genetics |
Appearance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is an example of
1. adaptive radiation
2. transduction
3. pre-existing variation in the population
4. divergent evolution
Evolution of life shows that life forms had a trend of moving from:
1. land to water
2. dryland to wetland
3. freshwater to sea water
4. water to land
Viviparity is considered to be more evolved because
| 1. | the young ones are left on their own |
| 2. | the young ones are protected by a thick shell |
| 3. | the young ones are protected inside the mother's body and are looked after they are born leading to more chances of survival |
| 4. | the embryo takes a long time to develop |
Fossils are generally found in
1. sedimentary rocks
2. igneous rocks
3. metamorphic rocks
4. any type of rock
For the MN-blood group system, the frequencies of M and N alleles ar 0.7 and 0.3 respectively. The expected frequency of MN-blood group bearing organisms is likely to be
1. 42%
2. 49%
3. 9%
4. 58%
Industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia, is which type of selection?
1. Stabilising
2. Directional
3. Disruptive
4. Artificial
The most accepted line of descent in human evolution is
| 1. | Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo sapiens → Homo habilis |
| 2. | Homo erectus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens |
| 3. | Ramapithecus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens |
| 4. | Australopithecus → Ramapithecus → Homo erectus → Homo habilis → Homo sapiens |
Which of the following is an example for link species?
1. Lobed fin fish
2. Dodo bird
3. Sea weed
4. Chimpanzee
Match the scientists listed under column I with ideas listed column II.
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Column l |
Column ll |
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A. |
Darwin |
1 |
abiogenesis |
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B. |
Oparin |
2 |
use and disuse of organs |
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C. |
Lamarck |
3 |
continental drift theory |
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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 |