Evolution in Biology Mcqs

This Set of Multiple choice questions and answers focuses on study of Evolution in Biology. These questions are chosen from a collection of most authoritative and best reference books on Biology. Our aim is to prepare an individual for competitive exams like NTS, GAT, ECAT, MDCAT, Teaching jobs Tests and Medicine industry job interviews. One should practice our Mcqs to assimilate knowledge on Evolution in Biology comprehensively.

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1.
The process that has transformed life on earth from its earliest forms to vast diversity is

Mutation

Evolution

Migration

Genetic drift

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2.
Carolus Linnaeus was believer of

Special creation

Natural selection

Catastrophism

Inheritance of acquired characters

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3.
Which scientist does not match his achievements

Lamarck published his theory of evolution

Lyell published principles of geology

Malthus published essay on principle of population

Cuvier published papers on inheritance

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5.
What was the source of hydrogen for first photosynthetic organisms?

Water

Hydrogen present in soil

Hydrogen sulphate

Hydrogen sulphide

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6.
Prokaryotes are considered to be evolved

3.5 billion years ago

1.5 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ago

1000 million years ago

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7.
Flagella might have arisen through the ingestion of

Cyano-bacteria

Spirochetes

Chlamydomonas

Paramecium

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8.
Neo-Darwinism has integrated discoveries and ideas from

Taxonomy

Paleontology

Genetics

All of these

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9.
The actual remains or traces of organisms that lived in ancident geological times

Vestigial remains

Fossils

Fuel

None of these

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10.
Most fossils are found in the

Metamorphic rocks

Soil

Sedimentary rocks

Volcanic mountains

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11.
Which statement is incorrect?

Homologous organs are functionally different but structurally alike

Analogous organs are functionally different but structurally alike

Examples of homologous structures are arms of man, forelimb of cat, flipper of whale

Examples of analogous structures are wings of bats, birds and insects

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12.
Analogous organs show

Convergent evolution

Divergent evolution

Straight evolution

Zig-zag evolution

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14.
A group of interbreeding individuals belonging to a particular species and sharing a common geopraphic area is called

Community

Family

Population

Race

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15.
Natural selection can amplify or diminish variations that are

Non heritable

Heritable

Both heritable and non heritable

Acquired

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