Evolution questions
780 published questions with worked solutions.
- Darwin's Finches are an excellent example of
- In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia) the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England...
- Given below are four statements (A-D) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in two....
- The most apparent change during the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens is traced in
- Darwin's finches are a good example of
- What was the most significant trend in evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors ?
- Which one of the following options gives one correct example each of convergent evolution and divergent evolution ?
- Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as
- The extinct human who lived 1,00,000 to 40,000 years ago, in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, with short stature, heavy eye...
- What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) from his ancestors ?
- Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection. This is referred to as :
- The process by which organisms with different evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic adaptations in response to a common...
- The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by :
- According to Darwin, the organic evolution is due to :
- The eye of octopus and eye of cat show different patterns of structure, yet they perform similar function. This is an example of :
- In a population of 1000 individuals 360 belong to genotype AA, 480 to Aa and the remaining 160 to aa. Based on this data, the...
- Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking; forelimbs of whale used in swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example...
- A population will not exist in Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium if :
- Which of the following structures is homologus to the wing of a bird?
- Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life: (i) The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were...
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