Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following provides most evident proof of evolution?

  • Fossils

  • Morphology

  • Embryo

  • Vestigial organs


A.

Fossils

Fossils provide the direct evidences of organic evolution. It may be entire organisms buried in sediment or snow or a small part or impressions of ancient organisms on leaf or stem.

Morphology is the study of form and structure in organisms. Study of homologous and analogous organs provide evidence of evolution.

Embryology provides evidence of organic evolution which is based on basic laws of principles of embryonic development.

Vestigial organs are degenerate, non- functional and rudimentary organs. These provide evidences for organic evolution.


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Jumping genes in maize were discovered by

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Barbara McClintock

  • T H Morgan

  • Mendel


The embryo at 16 celled stage is known as

  • morula

  • gastrula

  • blastula

  • blastomere


Synsacrum of fowl consists about

  • 29 vertebrae

  • 3 vertebrae

  • 16 vertebrae

  • single vertebrae


the group of Anamniota includes

  • reptiles and birds

  • birds and mammals

  • fishes an amphibians

  • reptiles and mammals


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Small fish get stuck near the bottom of a shark and derives its nutrition from it. This kind of association is called as

  • antibiosis

  • commensalism

  • predation

  • parasitism


Animals undergoes inactive stage during winter, is known as

  • aestivation

  • hibernation

  • adaptation

  • acclimatization


Chromosome complement with 2n - 1 is called

  • monosomy

  • nullisomy

  • trisomy

  • tetrasomy


In rabbit, head of epididymis present at the head of testis is called

  • vas deferens

  • cauda epididymis

  • gubernaculum

  • caput epididymis


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Which of the following is not vestigial in man?

  • Tail vertebrae

  • Nails

  • Nicitating membrane

  • Vermiform appendix