Among the following sets of examples for divergent evolution, select the incorrect option:

1. Forelimbs of man, bat and cheetah
2. Heart of bat, man and cheetah
3. Brain of bat, man and cheetah
4. Eye of octopus, bat and man

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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According to Hugo de Vries, the mechanism of evolution is:
1. Multiple-step mutations
2. Saltation
3. Phenotypic variations
4. Minor mutations
Subtopic:  Mechanism of Evolution |
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Genetic drift operates in:

1. small isolated population

2. large isolated population

3. non-reproductive population

4. slow reproductive population

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law |
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In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by?

1. p2

2. 2pq

3. pq

4. q2

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law: 1 | Hardy Weinberg Law |
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The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is?

1. Australopithecus→Ramapithecus→Homo habilis→Homo erectus
2. Ramapithecus→Australopithecus→ Homo habilis→Homo erectus
3. Ramapithecus→Homo habilis→ Australopithecus →Homo erectus
4. Australopithecus→Homo habilis→Ramapithecus →Homo erectus

Subtopic:  Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 1 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man: 2 | Evolution Prior to Ape Man |
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Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the origin of life? 

I. Formation of protobionts. 
II. Synthesis of organic monomers. 
III. Synthesis of organic polymers. 
IV. Formation of DNA-based genetic systems.

1.I, II, III, IV2.I, III, II, IV
3.II, III, I, IV4.II, III, IV, I

Subtopic:  Origin of Life: Chemical Evolution: 1 | Origin of Life |
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Analogous structures are results of?
1. convergent evolution
2. shared ancestry
3. stabilizing selection
4. divergent evolution
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Which of the following structure is homologous to the wing of a bird?
1. Wing of a moth
2. Hind limb of rabbit
3. Flipper of whale
4. Dorsal fin of a shark
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 1 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are:

1. Homologous structures, represent divergent evolution
2. Analogous structures, represent convergent evolution
3. Phylogenetic structures, represent divergent evolution
4. Homologous structures, represent convergent evolution

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Industrial melanism is an example of?

1. Neo Darwinism

2. Natural Selection

3. Mutation

4. Neo Lamarckism

Subtopic:  Natural Selection |
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