Flowering plants (angiosperms) first appeared during :
1. Paleozoic era
2. Carboniferous period
3. Cretaceous period
4. Cenozoic era

Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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Species formation without branching of the evolutionary line of descent is called as:
1. anagenesis, or phyletic evolution
2. cladogenesis, or divergent evolution
3. convergent evolution
4. allopatry

Subtopic:  Modern Theory of Evolution | Natural Selection | Sources of Variation |

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In which of the following groups of organisms is the sympatric speciation most likely to occur?
1. amphibians
2. arthropods
3. plants
4. birds

Subtopic:  Concept of Speciation |

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The wings of an insect and the wings of a bird are examples of:

1. analogous structures 2. homologous structures
3. vestigial structures 4. phylogenetic structures
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The first mammals arose in the _____ period:
1. Carboniferous
2. Jurassic
3. Cretaceous
4. Triassic

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Which theory, regarding the origin of life, is alternatively also called “panspermia”?

1.Special Creation2.Spontaneous Generation
3.Cosmozoan Theory4.Biochemical Evolution

Subtopic:  Other Theories of Origin of Life |
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Population that experience genetic drift most commonly are:
1. isolated
2. small in number
3. mobile
4. closely adapted to their environment

Subtopic:  Difference Between Drift & Selection | Hardy Weinberg Law | Sources of Variation |
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The genetic drift is also called as :
1. Sewall-wright effect
2. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
3. Balanced polymorphism
4. Gene flow

Subtopic:  Difference Between Drift & Selection | Sources of Variation |
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Both Charles Darwin and A.R.Wallace were influenced by the:
1. writings of J.B.S.Haldane on the origin of life
2. findings of Urey and Miller experiments
3. findings on the Galapagos Islands
4. essay on human population by T.R.Malthus

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory | Additional Theories of Darwin |
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U238, the radioactive isotope of uranium, is very useful in absolute dating of rocks. It’s half life is about:
1. 4500 years
2. 4.5 million years
3. 45 million years
4. 4.6 billion years

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |

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