Adenine was synthesized by Orgel, using the Miller apparatus, when he used the gas :
1. carbon dioxide
2. hydrogen cyanide
3. hydrogen sulfide
4. nitrogen

Subtopic:  Urey & Miller Experiment |

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The ‘phrase’ that will best describe ‘Natural Selection’ will be:
1. differential success in reproduction
2. differential mortality
3. assortative mating
4. descent with modification

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Cretaceous period : dinosaurs became extinct
2. Carboniferous period : origin of reptiles
3. Silurian period : origin of vascular plants
4. Cambrian period : first vertebrates (jawless fishes)

Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |

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de Vries based his “Mutation Theory” on his observation on :
1. Pisumsativum
2. Drosophila melanogaster
3. Oenotheralamackiana
4. Coenorhabditiselegans

Subtopic:  Hugo De Vries Theory of Evolution |
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Which of the following is a useful tool to measure microevolution?
1. Genetic drift
2. Hardy-Weinberg equation
3. Mendelian ratios
4. Age/sex ratio

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law |
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The connecting link between the fishes and amphibians are the:
1. Seymouria
2. Peripatus
3. Cartilaginous fishes
4. Coelocanths [lobe finned fishes]

Subtopic:  Population Genetics | Concept of Isolation |
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The essay “On the tendencies of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type” was authored by :
1. A.R.Wallace
2. Charles Darwin
3. Charles Lyell
4. Joseph Dalton Hooker

Subtopic:  Theory of Evolution & Lamarckism |
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The “Replica Plating Experiment” proved that :
1. most mutations are harmful or neutral
2. mutations are recurring in nature
3. all mutations are pre-adaptive in nature
4. mutations occur in a non-directional manner

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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According to the modern view of Darwinism, the unit of natural selection is the :
1. population
2. individual
3. species
4. community

Subtopic:  Modern Theory of Evolution |

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Self pollination leading to self fertilization in a plant will be an extreme example of:
1. bottleneck effect
2. founder effect
3. out breeding
4. assortative mating

Subtopic:  Sources of Variation |
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