Which of the following pairs of organs do not represent analogous organs?
1. Eye of an octopus and the eye of a mammal
2. Flippers of penguins and flippers of dolphin
3. Wings of bats and forelimbs of humans
4. Wings of birds and wings of butterfly

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Plica semilunaris on the inside corner of the eye and, muscles in the pinna are:

1.analogous structures2.homologous structures
3.vestigial structures4.phylogenetic structures

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The wings of birds, the forelegs of a horse, and the upper limbs of humans are:

1.analogous structures2.homologous structures
3.vestigial structures4.phylogenetic structures

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The “Biogenetic Law” was given by :

1.von Baer2.Ernst Haeckel
3.Hugo de Vries4.Theodosius Dobzhansky

Subtopic:  Concept of Speciation | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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“Organisms that share common descent show underlying embryological patterns on which they build later their adult patterns”. This is :

1.Haeckel’s law2.Baer’s law
3.Gauss law4.Allen’s rule

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Lichens are very sensitive to pollution. In England, after the onset of the industrial revolution, the lichens were adversely affected and the frequency of the dark-colored peppered moths increased because they were:
1. protected from carcinogens
2. protected from lichen poisons
3. more robust
4. protected from predation

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The control apparatus of the Urey and Miller experiment was devoid of :
1. a provision for evaporation
2. an arrangement for circulation
3. a source of energy
4. an arrangement for condensation

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The type of natural selection that operates to eliminate intermediate phenotypes in a population is known as:

1.Directional selection2.Disruptive selection
3.Stabilizing selection4.Reverse selection

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Industrial melanism is an excellent example of ‘evolution in action’ where the selecting agent is:

1.humans2.toxins from smoke
3.birds4.tree bark

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The wings of an insect and the wings of a bird are examples of:

1. analogous structures 2. homologous structures
3. vestigial structures 4. phylogenetic structures
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