Q. No.A population of a species invades a new area. Which of the following condition will lead to Adaptive Radiation?
1.
Area with a large number of habitats having very low food supply
2.
Area with a single type of vacant habitat
3.
Area with many types of vacant habitats
4.
Area with many habitats occupied by a large number of species
Which of the following statements is correct about the origin and evolution of men?
| 1. | Agriculture came around 50,000 years back. |
| 2. | The Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates existing 15 million years ago, walked like men. |
| 3. | Homo habilis probably ate meat. |
| 4. | Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 100000 and 40000 years back. |
In Australia, marsupials and placental mammals have evolved to share many similar characteristics. This type of evolution may be referred to as :
1. Adaptive Radiation
2. Divergent Evolution
3. Cyclical Evolution
4. Convergent Evolution
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) |
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 |
A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive individuals in the population?
| 1. | 0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa) |
| 2. | 0.36 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.16 (aa) |
| 3. | 0.16 (AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa) |
| 4. | 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa) |
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 |
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
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 |
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