CET Biology 14
Description: CET Biology 14 | |
Number of Questions: 35 | |
Created by: Varsha Mane | |
Tags: CET Biology 14 Population Census Population Density Human Evolution Origin and Evolution of Man Evolution Origin of Life Theories of Origin of Life Post Mendalian Discoveries Genetics and Evolution |
The term 'hot dilute soup' has been used while explaining the theory of
Sickle cell anemia has not been eliminated from the African population because
Which of the following statements about the evolution of man is correct?
Closely related, morphologically similar, reproductively isolated sympatric populations are designated as
Which one provides correct sequence of events in origin of new species according to Darwinism? A) Natural selection B) Variations and their inheritance C) Survival of the fittest D) Struggle for existence
Which one does not favour Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters?
Match List-I (Common names of hominids) with List-II (Generic names of hominids) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II (Common names of hominids) (Generic name of hominids) a. African ape man 1. Sinanthropus b. Java ape man 2. Pithecanthropus c. Peking man 3. Homo d. Neanderthal 4. Astralopithecus
Sum total of genes in a population is
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II a. Latimeria 1. Connecting link b. Archaeopteryx 2. Mutation theory c. HMS Beagle 3. Living fossil d. Evening 4. Charles Darwin primrose
“Human population grows in geometric ratio while food materials increase in arithmetic proportion.” It is a statement from
The following are some of the well known fossils in the evolution of modern man a. Neanderthal b. Homo erectus c. Cro-Magnon d. Australopithecus Their correct chromological sequence is
According to Lamarckism, long necked giraffes evolved because
Weisman cut off the tails of mice, generation after generation but tails neither disappeared nor shortened, showing that
The cornerstone of Darwin's theory is
'Philosophie Zoologique' was written by
The term 'Survival of Fittest' was used by
In Homo habilis, 'habilis' refers to
Genetic drift
Match List-I (Animal) with List-II (Geological period) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II (Animal) (Geological period) a. First reptiles 1. Ordovician b. First amphibians 2. Devonian c. First dinosaurs 3. Pennsylvanian d. First fishes 4. Jurassic 5. Cretaceous 6. Triassic
Among the following sets mark the odd man out.
Hybrid breakdown is failure of
Which of the following is a missing link in evolution?
The idea of evolution was first put forward by
Neopilina is the connecting link between
Frequency of a gene in a population will increase if the gene is
Sympatric speciation mostly occurs in
Select the pair that does not match.
Evolutionary history of an organism is known as
Which of the following is a correct sequence for the three periods of Mesozoic era from the earliest to the latest?
Which of the following is not true for a species?
Tasmanian Wolf is a marsupial while Wolf is a placental mammal. This shows
Which one of the following phenomena supports Darwin's concept of natural selection in organic evolution?
Ammonites are the fossil shell remains of a group of
Which group includes homologous organs?
First photosynthetic organisms to appear on earth were: