This MCQ is based on Evolution(It is a change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes that are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction).
Select the correct statement from the following options.
Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston bitularia [NCERT Exemplar]
Missing link in evolution is:
Hardy-Weinberg principle explains :
As per Neo-Darwinism, which is mainly responsible for evolution?
Dispersal of population depends on:
Evolutionary history of an organism is known as:
Which of the following is used as an atmospheric pollution indicator?
The bones of forelimbs of whale, bat, cheetah and man are similar in structure, because
One organism has given rise to another
They share a common ancestor
They perform the same function
They have biochemical similarities.
Palaeontological evidences for evolution refer to the
Development of embryo
Homologous organs
Fossils
Analogous organs.
Animal husbandry and plant breeding programmes are the examples of
Reverse evolution
Artificial selection
Mutation
Natural selection.
The theory of spontaneous generation stated that
Life arose from living forms only
Life can arise from both living and non-living
Life can arise from non-living things only
Life arises spontaneously, neither from living nor from the non-living.
Homologous organs indicate
Convergent evolution.
Divergent evolution.
Adaptive radiation.
Natural selection.
Darwin judged the fitness of individuals by
Ability to defend itself.
Strategy to obtain food.
Number of offspring produced.
Dominance over other individuals.
Change of frequency of alleles in a population results in evolution. This statement is proposed in
Darwin’s theory
Lamarck’s theory
Hardy-Weinberg principle
De Vries theory.