Q. No.Select the correct group/set of Australian Marsupials exhibiting adaptive radiation.
1. Lemur, Anteater, Wolf
2. Tasmanian wolf, Bobcat, Marsupial mole
3. Numbat, Spotted cuscus, Flying phalanger
4. Mole, Flying squirrel, Tasmanian tiger cat
1. Lemur, Anteater, Wolf
2. Tasmanian wolf, Bobcat, Marsupial mole
3. Numbat, Spotted cuscus, Flying phalanger
4. Mole, Flying squirrel, Tasmanian tiger cat
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Select the correct match regarding adaptive radiation of Australian marsupials corresponding to placental mammals
1. Numbat-Flying Squirrel
2. Tasmanian Wolf - Bobcat
3. Marsupial mouse- Mole
4. Spotted Cuscus - Lemur
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Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Adaptive radiation | (i) | Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides |
| (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) | Darwin Finches |
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) |
Subtopic: Â Palentological Evidences of Evolution |Â Darwin's Theory |Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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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
Subtopic: Â Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism |Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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NEET - 2019
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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 |
Subtopic: Â Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism |Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs of many vertebrates is an example of:
1. Homology
2. Analogy
3. Convergent evolution
4. Adaptive radiation
2. Analogy
3. Convergent evolution
4. Adaptive radiation
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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: Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 |Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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Analogous structures are results of?
1. convergent evolution
2. shared ancestry
3. stabilizing selection
4. divergent evolution
2. shared ancestry
3. stabilizing selection
4. divergent evolution
Subtopic: Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 |Â 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
2. Hind limb of rabbit
3. Flipper of whale
4. Dorsal fin of a shark
Subtopic: Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 1 |Â 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: Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 |Â Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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