NMDCAT BIOLOGY-Evolution (SMART INSTITUTE)
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01-Origin of life is explained by all except
Endosymbiont hypothesis
Hydrothermal vent hypothesis
Creationism
Chemical evolution
02-Scientist who first time presented concept of evolution with evidences:
Aristotle
Linnaeus
Lamarck
Darwin
03-Darwin believed in perceived unity of life. It means
All organisms are unicellular
All organisms are similar
All organisms have common ancestor
All organisms have cells
04-In different species, analogous organs evolve to adapt:
Same habitat
Different habitat
Same nutrition
Different ecosystem
05-WOF is not a vestigial organ in human body?
Wisdom teeth
Appendix
Ear muscle
Sacrum
06-According to Lamarck, evolution is cumulative product of:
Somatic changes
Genetic changes
Heritable variations
Natural selection
07-It is geographical distribution of species:
Zoogeography
Biogeography
Geology
Paleontology
08-The one who believed in theory of special creation is:
C. Linnaeus
Lamarck
Mendel
Lyell
09-Darwin wrote
Notebook on origin of species
Essay on origin of species
Principles of population
Both notebook and essay
10-Modern era scientists agree that life on earth came into being by:
Creation
Sudden mutation
Evolution
Space
11-The founder of "inheritance of acquired characters" theory was:
Hugo de Varies
Weismann
Lamarck
Darwin
12-Products of gene are
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Vitamins
13-The present giraffe has a long neck as compared to its ancestors. Darwin believed it could be due to
Natural selection
Inheritance of acquired characters
Isolation
Migration
14-For evolutionary success, mutations must occur in
Somatic RNA
Germ cell DNA
Somatic DNA
Germplasm RNA
15-WOF concept is attributed to Charles Darwin?
Use and disuse of organs is of great importance in evolution
Every cell must come from a pre-existing cell
In the struggle for existence, the fittest would survive
The gametes will carry only one of a pair of contrasting characters
16-The initial theory that environment can bring about changes in individuals was proposed by:
Mendel
Lamarck
Darwin
Lyell
17-The animal species on the Galapagos resemble species living on the:
North American mainland
South American mainland
Great Britain
Northern Europe
18-Production of more individuals than the environment can lead to:
Struggle for existence
Survival of the fittest
Natural selection
Evolution
19-The tissues of the organisms are petrified by:
Silica
Calcium carbonate
Calcium phosphate
Both silica and calcium carbonate
20-Keypoint of Lamarck's view about organic evolution is that every offspring:
Is similar to its parents
Inherits characters acquired by the parental generation
Shows struggle for existence
Repeats phylogeny in its ontogeny
21-The minimum age of a fossil is
10 years
10 months
10 thousand years
10 million years
22-In which rocks, most fossils are found?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
All of these
23-WOF are not the example of analogous structure:
Wings of bats and butterfly
Wings of bats and forelimb of cattle
Thorn and spine
Wings of bats and sparrow
24-Evidence of evolutionary relationships are found in the form of
Atmosphere
Rocks
Fossils
Oceans
25-Evolutionary convergence is characterized by
Development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups
Development of a common set of chracteristics in the groups of different ancestry
Development of characteristics by random mating
Replacement of common characteristics in different groups
26-WOF is not an example of disuse of organs:
Snake's feet
Muscle atrophy
Shedding of teeth
Movement of ear
27-WOF practice deny inheritance of acquired characters:
Clean shave
Circumcision
Piercing of ear
All of these
28-Over many years, two populations could become dissimilar enough to be designated as separate species that is apllied upon:
Galapagos finches
Blacksmith bicep
Giant turtle
Giraffe neck
29-Series of changes in the genetic composition of a population over time is called:
Revolution
Evolution
Population genetics
Succession
30-All of following are related to evolution except
Changes over time
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Muscle hypertrophy
Origin of new species
31-Lamarck presented a mechanism to explain
How earth formed
How life started
How specific adaptations evolve
How life changed
32-According to Darwin, finches found on Galapagos island had distinct characteristics due to:
Geographical isolation
Developmental anomaly
Special creation
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
33-Neo Darwinism is the result of reconciliation of Darwin's theory with:
Lamarck's work
Cuvier's work
Lyell work
Mendel's work
34-Darwin's theory of evolution was mainly based on the evidences from ......
Geographical distribution and fossil record
Fossil record and embryology
Geographical distribution and comparative anatomy
Paleontology and geology
35-WOF branch first suggested the idea of evolution to Darwin?
Zoogeography
Biogeography
Phytogeography
Geography
36-WOF animal lives only in America?
Kangaroo
Armadillos
White rat
American python
37-Ancestors of all forms of life according to molecular biology and cell biology;
Protists
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
Fungus like protists
38-Oldest fossils are of
Bacteria
Horse
Dinosaur
Fishes
39-Oldest vertebrate fossils are of
Dinosaurs
Fishes
Archaeopteryx
Prokaryote
40-Most appropriate group of medium for fossilization
Sand, resin and ice
H2O, dust and smoke
Rock, magma and ice
Resin, amber and air
41-Almost same skeletal elements make up fore limbs of all except
Humans
Cats
Bats
Honey bee
42-Similarity between the forelimbs of cats, whales, bats and other mammals show that they are
Monophyletic
Paraphyletic
Polyphyletic
Diphyletic
43-Arms, wings, flippers and forelimbs of different mammals are variations on common anatomical theme present
Convergent evolution
Divergent evolution
Organic evolution
Speciation
44-Comparative anatomy supports that evolution is a ..... Process in which ancestral structures that functioned in one capacity become modified as they take on new function.
V=continuous
Remodeling
Discontinuous
Complete
45-What are fossils?
Remains of organisms
Impression of former organism
Traces of primitive organisms
All of these
46-WOF pair of structure present convergent evolution:
Wings of bats and insect
Wings of bat and birds
Fore limbs of bat and whale
Forelimbs of bat and man
47-WOF pair is/are not analogous organs
Wings of bat and butterfly
Wings of birds and pectoral fins of fish
Wings of birds and insect
Legs of frog and cockroach
48-WOF is not the vestigial structure/organ
Ear of human
3rd molar of humans
Goose bumps
Vermiform appendix
49-WOF structure is common in all vertebrates at embryonic stages
Gill pouches
Teeth
4 chambered heart
Gills
50-Evolutionary relationship among species are reflected at molecular level in their
DNA and Proteins
DNA and lipids
DNA and carbohydrates
DNA and RNA
51-Modifications, an organism acquires during its life time can be passed along to its offspring is called as:
Origin of species
Law of natural selection
Law of inheritance of acquired characters
Principles of population
52-Which one is according to Lamarckism
Variation>>>adaptations>>>inheritance
Adaptations>>>variation>>>inheritance
Recombination>>>variation>>>adaptations
Mutations>>>variations>>>adaptations
53-Unique fauna was observed by Darwin in
Ecuador
Galapagos
Bahamas
Maldives
54-Darwin perceived origin of new species and ..........
Fixation
Adaptations
Stabilization
Maladaptation
54-Wallace development theory of ..... Essentially identical to Darwin's
Inheritance
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Use and disuse
56-What is the perception of Darwin about unity of life:
All organisms descent from a common ancestor
All organisms are created specially by a divine force
All organisms share a common biological composition
All organisms arise from non-living things
57-According to Darwin ..... Become better adapted to local environment through natural selection.
Regional community
Population
Ecosystem
Flora
58-Survival is only for the fittest is true for:
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Descent with modification
Revolution
59-Survival in the struggle for existence depends upon
Physical environment
Chemical environment
Hereditary constitution
Environmental resources
60-The presence of gill slits, in the embryos of all vertebrates, supports the theory of:
Metamorphosis
Organic evolution
Recapitulation
Biogenesis
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