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‘Origin of Species’ is written by

  1. Aristole

  2. Lamarck

  3. De Vries

  4. Darwin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

‘Origin of Species’ is written by Darwin.

Darwin could not explain

  1. over production

  2. variations

  3. survival of the fittest

  4. struggle for existence


Correct Option: B

The animal used to explain industrial melanism was

  1. galapagos liza

  2. pepperd moth

  3. finches

  4. drosophila melanogaster


Correct Option: B

Which of the following gave rise to the struggle for existence?

  1. High reproductive rate and limited resources

  2. Limited resources and inherited variations

  3. Natural selection and limited resources

  4. Natural selection and environmental changes


Correct Option: A

A plant which has remained unchanged for the past several million years is

  1. pinus

  2. magnolia

  3. selaginella

  4. sunflower


Correct Option: C

The source of Darwinian variations is

  1. gene mutations

  2. gene recombination

  3. hormones

  4. natural selection


Correct Option: B

The book “Origin of Species” was written by Darwin in

  1. 1530

  2. 1795

  3. 1859

  4. 1895


Correct Option: C

Competition will be maximum among

  1. different animals of different niche

  2. same animals of different niche

  3. same animals of same niche

  4. different animals of same niche


Correct Option: C

Sudden inheritable changes are called

  1. mutations

  2. gene recombinations

  3. continuous variations

  4. acquired variations


Correct Option: A

For its entry in gene pool, a mutation must occur in

  1. somatic cells

  2. germ cells

  3. plasma proteins

  4. somatic DNA


Correct Option: B

Who believed that the organ in disuse will ultimately degenerate?

  1. Darwin

  2. Lamarack

  3. De Vries

  4. Darlington


Correct Option: A

Charles Darwin towed the world in Survey Ship 1. named

  1. H.M.S. Beagle

  2. H.M.S. Thomas

  3. Phillips

  4. Alexander


Correct Option: B

Sibling species are formed due to

  1. genetic drift

  2. different reproduction

  3. mutations

  4. artificial selection


Correct Option: C

Sum total of genes in a population is called

  1. genotype

  2. genomics

  3. gene pool

  4. karotype


Correct Option: C

Formation of germplasm from somatoplasm is proved by

  1. vegetative reproduction in plants

  2. regenaration in lower animals

  3. proliferation in embryo

  4. all the above


Correct Option: A

Mutation theory was proposed by

  1. Darlington

  2. De Vries

  3. Dobzansky

  4. Lamarck


Correct Option: B

Rev.Thoman Malathus wrote an essay on

  1. evolution

  2. economics

  3. population

  4. comparative study of religion


Correct Option: C

Isolation helps in

  1. maintenance of species

  2. extermination of species

  3. evolution of species

  4. both 1 & 2


Correct Option: C

Genetic drift operates in

  1. small population

  2. large population

  3. island population

  4. mendelian population


Correct Option: A

Different species occurring in the same area are called

  1. bio species

  2. allopatric species

  3. linnaean species

  4. sympatric species


Correct Option: D

Lederberg and Lederberg's replica experiment was related to

  1. mutations

  2. acquired variations

  3. adaptations

  4. artificial selection


Correct Option: C

Subpopulations at the two ends of a long range develop

  1. geographical isolation

  2. spatial isolation

  3. ecological isolation

  4. mechanical isolation


Correct Option: B

Genetic drift causes change in gene frequency of

  1. present generation

  2. next generation

  3. recessive genes

  4. dominant genes


Correct Option: B

Differences in behaviour result in

  1. ecological isolation

  2. ethological isolation

  3. temporal isolation

  4. mechanical isolation


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is called favism?

  1. Glucose6-phosphatedehydrogenase deficiency syndrome

  2. Sickle cell anaemia

  3. Alkaptonuria

  4. Mongolism


Correct Option: A
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