Multiple Choice Questions

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The pioneers in the field of 'organic evolution' are:

  • Karl Landsteiner, Hugo de Vries, Malthus

  • Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck, Huxley

  • Lamarck, Karl Landsteiner, Malthus, Hugo de Vries

  • Darwin, Lamarck, Karl Landsteiner, Hugo de Vries


B.

Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck, Huxley

The theories in the field of 'organic evolution' were suggested by Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck and Huxley.

Darwin in 1859 explained the theory of natural selection and wrote a book 'The origin of species'.

Hugo de Vries, a Dutch botanist, propounded mutation theory in 1901.

Lamarck explained the theory of organic evolution on the basis of inheritance of acquired character and wrote a book Philosophic zoologique.

Huxley performed a number of experiments to remove the objections against Darwin's theory.


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Prototherians are the connecting links between:

  • amphibians and aves

  • reptiles and mammals

  • fishes and amphibians

  • reptiles and amphibinas


Darwin finches are related to which of the following evidences ?

  • Fossils

  • Embryology

  • Anatomy

  • Geographical distribution


The correct match of atmospheric gases is :

  • Nitrogen - 0.03%; Oxygen - 78.08%; Argon­ - 0.93%; CO2 - 20.95%

  • Nitrogen - 78.08%; Oxygen - 20.95%; Argon - 0.03%; CO2 - 0.03%

  • Nitrogen - 0.03%; Oxygen - 78.08%; Argon - 20.95%; CO2 - 0.93%

  • Nitrogen - 78.08%; Oxygen - 20.95%; Argon - 0.93%; CO2 - 0.03%


Evolutionary convergence is characterized by:

  • development of characteristics by random mating

  • replacement of common characteristic in different related groups

  • development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups

  • development of a common set of characteristics in groups of different ancestry


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What is a key stone species ?

  • A rare species that has minimal impact on biomass and on other species in community

  • A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of biomass, which affects many other species

  • A common species that has plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on the community's organization

  • A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biomass of a community, yet has a huge impact on the community's organization and survival


Zooplanktons are :

  • parasites

  • primary producers

  • primary consumers

  • primary decomposers


The driving force of an ecosystem is :

  • producers

  • biomass

  • solar energy

  • grassland


In which of the following population, genetic drift operates?

  • Island

  • Smaller

  • Larger

  • Continental


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Allopatric speciation is due to :

  • geographical separation of population

  • hybridization between closely related species

  • migration of the members of a species from one to other population

  • both (b) and (c)