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MCQ on Heredity and Evolution for NEET Students
Quick Quiz
The prodigality of production, according to Darwin’s theory refers to
(A) the relationship between structures of different groups of animals of separate lineages.
(B) all organisms produce more offspring than those which actually survive up to maturity.
(C) formation of the first form of life from nonliving organic molecules.
(D) development of similar adaptive features by a different group of organisms towards the same function.
Option b – all organisms produce more offspring than those which actually survive up to maturity.
Evolutionary convergence is characterized by
(A) the development of characteristics by random mating.
(B) development of a similar set of adaptive features towards the same function amongst groups of different ancestry.
(C) development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups.
(D) replacement of common characteristics in different groups.
Option b – development of a similar set of adaptive features towards the same function amongst groups of different ancestry.
Which of the following is named as earliest human?
(A) Australopithecus
(B) Homo erectus
(C) Homo habilis
(D) Homo sapiens
Option a – Australopithecus
Which of the following is an example used to explain Lamarck’s theory of evolution?
(A) Elongated necks of giraffes
(B) Adaptive radiation of placental mammals
(C) Industrial melanism
(D) Wings of butterflies and wings of birds
Option a – Elongated necks of giraffes
Darwinism explains all the following,
(A) offspring with better traits that overcome competition is best suited for the environment
(B) organisms produce and these offsprings struggle for food, space, mate, etc.
(C) origin and inheritance of variations.
(D) the population tends to increase geometrically but food production increases only arithmetically.
Option c – origin and inheritance of variations.
Hugo De Vries disapproved of the principle of
(A) Darwin
(B) Lamarck
(C) Haeckel
(D) Mendel
Option a – Darwin
Seed ferns existed in …….. era.
(A) Mesozoic
(B) Jurassic
(C) Paleozoic
(D) Cenozoic
Option c – Paleozoic
Tendrils of Cucurbita and thorns of Bougainvillea are examples of
(A) homologous organs
(B) analogous organs
(C) vestigial organs
(D) none of the above
Option a – homologous organs
Single-step large mutation leading to speciation is also called as
(A) Founder effect
(B) Natural selection
(C) Saltation
(D) Adaptive radiation
Option c – Saltation
Which of the following prehistoric man buried dead bodies, for the first time?
(A) Dryopithecus
(B) Ramapithecus
(C) Neanderthal man
(D) Australopithecus
Option c – Neanderthal man
The hand of a human, the wing of a bird, and the flipper of a dolphin illustrate
(A) analogy
(B) divergent evolution
(C) adaptive radiation
(D) convergent evolution
Option b – divergent evolution
Complete the analogy. Oparin and Haldane: Life originated from pre-non-living organic molecules: Louis existing Pasteur: ……….
(A) Survival of the fittest
(B) Life comes only from pre-existing life
(C) Big Bang Theory
(D) Spores are the units of life
Option b – Life comes only from pre-existing life
Paleontology is the study of
(A) development of the embryo
(B) homologous organs
(C) fossils
(D) analogous organs
Option c – fossils
Progymnosperms belong to ……… era.
(A) Cenozoic
(B) Mesozoic
(C) Paleozoic
(D) None of the above
Option c – Paleozoic
Diversity in the type of beaks of finches adapted to different feeding habits in Galapagos islands as observed by Darwin provides evidence for
(A) Adaptive radiation
(B) Hardy Weinberg Principle
(C) Saltation
(D) Convergent evolution
Option a – Adaptive radiation
Which of the following method is used to calculate the ages of fossils?
(A) Electrophoresis
(B) Radioactive-dating
(C) Polymerase chain reaction
(D) DNA fingerprinting
Option b – Radioactive-dating
Urey and Miller performed an experiment in support of the theory of chemical origin. They designed spark discharge apparatus and imitated conditions on the primitive earth. Which of the following gases were used?
(A) CO₂, NH3 and CH4
(B) NH3, CH4 and O₂
(C) H₂, CH4 and NH3
(D) O₂, CO₂ and NH3
Option c – H₂, CH4 and NH3
The eyes of octopuses and mammals are
(A) homologous structures and represent convergent evolution.
(B) homologous structures and represent divergent evolution.
(C) analogous structures and represent convergent evolution.
(D) phylogenetic structures and represent divergent evolution.
Option c – analogous structures and represent convergent evolution.
Identify the CORRECT sequence of stages in the evolution of modern man.
(A) Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Neanderthal man, Homo erectus
(B) Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Homo sapiens
(C) Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Homo sapiens
(D) Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Neanderthal man
Option c – Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Homo sapiens
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium functions in the absence of
(A) genetic drift
(B) mutation
(C) genetic recombination
(D) all of these
Option d – all of these
Big Bang theory explains the
(A) biodiversity of life forms
(B) origin of the universe
(C) similarities and differences between the individuals of a population
(D) development of variations
Option b – origin of the universe
Theory of spontaneous generation
(A) states that life arose from living forms only
(B) life arose from both living and non-living
(C) life came out of decaying and rotting matter
(D) life arose spontaneously, neither from living nor from the non-living
Option c – life came out of decaying and rotting matter
Spark discharge apparatus supporting the theory of chemical origin was designed by
(A) Oparin and Haldane
(B) Miller and Urey
(C) Hershey and Chase
(D) Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer
Option b – Miller and Urey
Which of the following correctly includes homologous organs?
(A) the Hand of a man, the wing of a bat, the tail of a horse
(B) the Leg of a man, the leg of a horse, the wing of a bat
(C) Hand of man, forelimb of the horse, a wing of bat
(D) Hand of a man, the leg of a horse, the wing of a bat
Option c – Hand of man, forelimb of the horse, a wing of bat
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