121. Evolution of different species in a given area starting from a point and spreading to other geographical areas is known as:

A Adaptive radiation
B Natural selection
C Migration
D Divergent evolution
Answer :   Adaptive radiation
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122. Homology is exhibited by

A Wings of butterfly, birds and bat
B Paddle of whale, forearm of horse and forelimbs of man
C Tail of monkey and bird
D Sting of scorpion and Apis
Answer :   Paddle of whale, forearm of horse and forelimbs of man
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123. Similarities in organism with different genotype indicates

A Microevolution
B Macroevolution
C Convergent evolution
D Divergent evolution
Answer :   Convergent evolution
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124. The presence of gill slits, in the embryos of all vertebrates, supports the theory of

A biogenesis
B recapitulation
C metamorphosis
D organic evolution
Answer :   recapitulation
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125. New breeds in domestic dogs are developed by

A Sexual selection
B Natural selection
C Youth selection
D Artificial selection
Answer :   Artificial selection
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126. Which one does not favour Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters?

A Lack of pigment in cave dwellers
B Absence of limbs in snakes
C Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
D Melanisation of Peppered Moth in industrial areas
Answer :   Melanisation of Peppered Moth in industrial areas
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127. When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed

A microevolution
B co-evolution
C convergent evolution
D divergent evolution
Answer :   convergent evolution
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128. Which of the following statements is correct about the origin and evolution of men?

A Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back
B Agriculture came around 50,000 years back
C The Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus primates existing 15 million years ago, walked like men
D Homo habilis probably ate meat
Answer :   Neanderthal men lived in Asia between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years back
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129. Analogous organs are

A Similar in origin
B Similar in structure
C Non functional
D Similar in function
Answer :   Similar in function
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130. Golden age of fishes is the name of

A Devonian period
B Ordovician period
C Mesozoic era
D Coenozoic era
Answer :   Devonian period
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