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1.
Comment on the similarity between the flippers of dolphins and penguins, with reference to evolution.
2.
State the significance of Coelacanth in evolution.
3.
Comment on the similarity between the wing of a cockroach and the wing of a bird. What do you infer from the above with reference to evolution?
4.
State the significance of biochemical similarities among diverse organisms in evolution.
5.
Write the similarity between the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat. What do you infer the above with reference to evolution?
6.
What is the basis of origin of variations in organisms as described by Hugo de Vries?
7.
What did Louis Pasteur's experiment on 'Killed yeast' demonstrate? Name the theory that got disproved on the basis of his experiment.
8.
'Sweet potato tubers and potato tubers are the result of convergent evolution'. Justify the statement.
9.
Identify the examples of homologous structures from the following:
(a) Vertebrate hearts.
(b) Thorns in Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita.
(c) Food storage organs in sweet potato and potato.
10.
Darwin's finches are a good example of
convergent evolution
industrial melanism
connecting link
adaptive radiation
11.
A baby has been born with a small tail.It is a case exhibiting
retrogressive evolution
mutation
atavism
mamorphosis
12.
Age of fossils in the past was generally determined by radiocarbon method and other methods involving radioactive elements found in the rocks.More precise methods, which were used recently and led to the revision of the evolutionary periods for different groups of organisms,includes
study of the conditions of fossilization
electron spin resonance(ESR) and fossil DNA
study of carbohydrates/proteins in rocks
study of carbohydrates/proteins in fossils
13.
Diversification in plant life appeared
due to abrunt mutation
suddenly on earth
by seed dispersal
due to long periods of evolutionary changes
14.
Which of the following is a living fossil?
Moss
Saccharomyces
Spirogyra
Cyas
15.
Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that
fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors
frogs will have gills in future
frogs evolved from gilled ancestors
fishes were amphibious in the past
16.
Which of the following walked upright?
Dryopithecus
Ramapithecus
Both (a) and (b)
Australopithecus
17.
Which of the following evolved first
Homo Sapiens
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Tyrannosaurus
18.
The turtle and tortoise evolved from
Amphibians
Fishes
Mammals
None of these
19.
Which of the following walked like gorillas and chimpanzees?
Dryopithecus
Ramapithecus
Both (a) and (b)
Australopithecus
1.
( )
They are analogous organs, which perform similar functions.
Analogous organs are the result of convergent evolution.
2.
( )
Their discovery was significant as they proved thatamphibians have evolved from fish-like organisms. Lobefins are the ancestors of modern day frogs and
salamanders.
3.
( )
(i) They are analogous organs, which perform similar functions.
(ii) Analogous organs are the result of convergent evolution.
4.
( )
The biochemical similarities point to the same shared ancestry among diverse organisms.
5.
( )
(i) They are analogous organs, which perform similar functions.
(ii) Analogous organs are the result of convergent evolution.
6.
( )
Mutation
7.
( )
- It demonstrated that life comes only from pre-existing life.
- Theory of spontaneous generation was disproved.
8.
( )
Sweet potato tubers and potato tubers are analogous structures, evolved for the same function; analogous structures result from convergent evolution.
9.
( )
(a), and (b).
10.
(d)
adaptive radiation
11.
(c)
atavism
12.
(b)
electron spin resonance(ESR) and fossil DNA
13.
(d)
due to long periods of evolutionary changes
14.
(d)
Cyas
15.
(c)
frogs evolved from gilled ancestors
16.
(b)
Ramapithecus
17.
(d)
Tyrannosaurus
18.
(d)
None of these
19.
(a)
Dryopithecus
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