Abundance of a species in a population, within habitat is called

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171.

The most ancient member of the genus Homo belonged to which of the following species or sub-species?

  • Fossilis 

  • Sapiens

  • Erectus

  • Habilis


172.

Select the correct sequence of stages in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens)

  • Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man, Modern man

  • Homo habilis, Neanderthal, Australopithecus, Cro-magnon man, Modern man

  • Australopithecus, Neanderthal, Cro-magnon man, Homo habilis, Modern man

  • Neanderthal, Australopithecus, Cro-magnon man, Homo habilis, Modern man


173.

Which one of the given statement is not true for Archaeopteryx?

  • Each wing had three clawed digit

  • Hind feet with five digits

  • Long jointed lizard like tail

  • Thecodont teeth on both jaws


174.

Which of the following assumption is not belonging to Hardy-Weinberg principle?

  • The population size is very large

  • Random mating is occurring

  • Natural selection takes place

  • No mutation occurs


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175.

Abundance of a species in a population, within habitat is called

  • niche density

  • absolute density

  • relative density

  • geographic density


A.

niche density

Niche density is the abundance of a species in a particular population within its habitat. 

Absolute density is the number of organisms per unit area or volume.

Relative density is the density of one species as a percent of total plant density.


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176.

Which of the following is a mismatch?

  • Giraffe - Lamarck

  • Drosophila - Morgan

  • Galapagos island - Darwin's finches

  • Origin of species - Mendel


177.

Archaeopteryx is

  • a living fossil

  • a mammal

  • a connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda

  • a connecting link between reptiles and birds


178.

The cranial capacity of Peking man was about

  • 900 cc

  • 1660 cc

  • 1075 cc

  • 1450 cc


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179.

Beak is toothed in

  • pelican

  • kiwi

  • ostrich

  • Archaeopteryx


180.

The earliest fossil form in phylogeny of horse is

  • Merychippus

  • Mesohippus

  • Eohippus 

  • Equus


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