21. de Vries gave his mutation theory on organic evolution while working on:

A Pisum sativum
B Drosophila melanogaster
C Oenothera lamarckiana
D Althea rosea
Answer :   Oenothera lamarckiana
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22. Darwin in his 'Natural Selection Theory' did not believe in any role of which one of the following in organic evolution ?

A Discontinuous variations
B Parasites and predators as natural enemies
C Survival of the fittest
D Struggle for existence
Answer :   Discontinuous variations
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23. It is belived that the first organisms which inhabitated earth's surface were

A Autotrophs
B Mixotrophs
C Heterotrophs
D Chromatotrophs
Answer :   Heterotrophs
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24. Which of the following organ in man is not vestigial

A Vermiform appendix
B Nictitating membrane
C Ear muscles
D Epiglottis
Answer :   Epiglottis
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25. Which is not a vestigial part in humans?

A Segmental muscles of abdomen
B Finger nails
C Third molar
D Coccyx
Answer :   Finger nails
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26. Theory of inheritance of acquired characters was given by

A Wallace
B Lamarck
C Darwin
D De Vries
Answer :   Lamarck
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27. Fossils are dated by

A Amount of calcium residue
B Amount of radioactive carbon compound
C Associationm with other mammals
D Structure of bones
Answer :   Amount of radioactive carbon compound
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28. Which compounds were formed in the direction of the origin of life

A Urea, nucleic-acid
B Urea, amino-acid
C Proteins, nucleic-acid
D Protein, amino-acid
Answer :   Proteins, nucleic-acid
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29. Which of the following was not found in free form during origin of life

A Ammonia
B Methane
C Oxygen
D Hydrogen
Answer :   Oxygen
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30. Which is a correct match

A Darlington-DNA replication
B Mendel-mutation
C Morgan-father of genetics
D De Vries-Oenothera lamarckiana
Answer :   De Vries-Oenothera lamarckiana
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