Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?
1. Homo erectus
2. Homo sapiens
3. Homo neanderthalensis
4. Homo habilis
The eye of the octopus and the eye of the cat show different patterns of structure, yet they perform a similar function. This is an example of:
1. | Homologous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution. |
2. | Analogous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution. |
3. | Analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution. |
4. | Homologous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution. |
In a population of 1000 individuals, 360 belong to genotype AA, 480 to Aa and the remaining 160 to aa. Based on this data, the frequency of allele A in the population is:
1. 0.4
2. 0.5
3. 0.6
4. 0.7
Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking; forelimbs of whale used in swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example of:
1. Analogous organs
2. Adaptive radiation
3. Homologous organs
4. Convergent evolution
Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection.
This is referred to as:
1. Genetic drift
2. Random mating
3. Genetic load
4. Genetic flow
Which one of the following options gives one correct example of convergent evolution and divergent evolution?
Convergent Evolution | Divergent Evolution | |
1. | Eyes of octopus and mammals | Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates |
2. | Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils Cucurbita | Wings of butterflies and birds |
3. | Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates | Wings of butterfly and birds |
4. | Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita | Eyes of Octopus and mammals |
The extinct human who lived 100000 to 40000 years ago, in Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eyebrows, retreating for heads, large jaws with heavy teeth, stocky bodies, a lumbering gait, and stooped posture was:
1. Homo habilis
2. Neanderthal human
3. Cro-Magnon humans
4. Ramapithecus
1. Shortening of jaws
2. Binocular vision
3. Increasing brain capacity
4. Upright posture
In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia), the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England during the industrial revolution. This is an example of:
1. | natural selection, whereby the darker forms were selected |
2. | appearance of the darker coloured individuals due to very poor sunlight |
3. | protective mimicry |
4. | inheritance of darker colour character acquired due to the darker environment |