Evolution MCQ Questions & Answers in Zoology

41. Which one of the following includes all homologous organs?

A The wing of butterfly, wing of bird, wing (patagia) of bat

B The fore limb of frog, wing of bird and fore limb of rabbit

C The thoracic leg of cockroach, the hind leg of frog and fore leg of rabbit

D The wing of bird, wing of bat and wing of flying lizard

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42. Which one of the following scientists name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?

A Weismann - Theory of continuity of Germplasm

B Pasteur - Inheritance of acquired characters

C De Vries - Natural selection

D Mendel - Theory of Pangenesis

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43. Two geographical regions separated by high mountains are

A Oriental and Australian

B Palaearctic and Oriental

C Nearctic and Palaearctic

D Neotropical and Ethiopian

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44. Jurassic period of the mesozoic era was characterised by

A Radiation of reptiles and origin of mammal-like reptiles

B Dinosaurs become extinct and Angiosperms appeared

C Flowering plants and first dinosaurs appeared

D Gymnosperms were dominant plants and first birds appeared

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45. In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia) the black - coloured form became dominant over the light- coloured form in England during industrial revolution.
This is an example of:

A appearance of the darker coloured individuals due to very poor sunlight

B protective mimicry

C inheritance of darker colour character acquired due to the darker environment

D natural selection whereby the darker forms were selected

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46. Parallelism is

A adaptive divergence

B adaptive divergence of widely separated species

C adaptive convergence of widely different species

D adaptive convergence of closely related groups

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47. There is no life on moon due to the absence of

A $${O_2}$$

B water

C light

D temperature

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48. Change with desent in the basis of which theory

A Recapitulation theory

B Oparin's theory

C Theory of organic evolution

D Cell theory

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49. Correct order is

A Palaeozoic $$ \to $$ Archaeozoic $$ \to $$ Coenozoic

B Archaeozoic $$ \to $$ Palaeozoic $$ \to $$ Proterozoic

C Palaeozoic $$ \to $$ Mesozoic $$ \to $$ Coenozoic

D Mesozoic $$ \to $$ Archaeozoic $$ \to $$ Proterozoic

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50. Fossil X can be considered to have evolved earlier than fossil Y if

A Y has vestigial structures that are homologous to functional structures in fossil X

B Y is structurally more complex than fossil X

C Y is in better state of preservation than X

D X is found in lower stratum of undisturbed sedimentary rock than Y

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41. Which one of the following includes all homologous organs?

42. Which one of the following scientists name is correctly matched with the theory put forth by him?

43. Two geographical regions separated by high mountains are

44. Jurassic period of the mesozoic era was characterised by

45. In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia) the black - coloured form became dominant over the light- coloured form in England during industrial revolution. This is an example of:

46. Parallelism is

47. There is no life on moon due to the absence of

48. Change with desent in the basis of which theory

49. Correct order is

50. Fossil X can be considered to have evolved earlier than fossil Y if

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45. In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia) the black - coloured form became dominant over the light- coloured form in England during industrial revolution.
This is an example of: