Fossils are generally found in:

1.Sedimentary rocks2.Igneous rocks
3.Metamorphic rocks4.Any type of rock

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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Which type of selection explains industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia?

1.Stabilising2.Directional
3.Disruptive4.Artificial

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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In 1953, S. L. Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory and gave experimental evidence for the origin of the first form of life from pre-existing non-living organic molecules. The primitive earth conditions created include:

1. low temperature, volcanic storms, an atmosphere rich in oxygen
2. low temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere
3. high temperature, volcanic storms, non-reducing atmosphere
4. high temperature, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere containing CH4, NH3 etc.
Subtopic:  Urey & Miller Experiment |
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According to Oparin, which one of the following was not present in the primitive atmosphere of the earth?  

1.Oxygen2.Hydrogen
3.Water vapour4.Methane 

Subtopic:  Examples of Chemical Evolution |
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The differential success in the reproduction, of an organism, in a given environment, is :

1.Adaptation2.Natural Selection
3.Adaptive radiation4.Saltatory evolution

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory |
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Which of the following types of natural selection reduces variation but does not change the mean value?

1.directional2.stabilizing
3.disruptive4.all of these

Subtopic:  Natural Selection |
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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

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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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

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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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

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |

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