Adenine was synthesized by Orgel, using the Miller apparatus, when he used the gas:

1. carbon dioxide

2. hydrogen cyanide

3. hydrogen sulfide

4. nitrogen

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The control apparatus of the Urey and Miller experiment was devoid of:

1. a provision for evaporation 

2. an arrangement for circulation

3. a source of energy

4. an arrangement for condensation

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The formation of a new species through change in a single lineage is known as:

(1) Anagenesis, or phyletic evolution

(2) Cladogenesis, or divergent evolution

(3) Convergent evolution

(4) Allopatry

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Which of the following organisms alive today is likely to be most similar to the first life forms that evolved on the earth?

1. Methane producing bacteria

2. Cyanobacteria

3. Unicellular algae

4. Diatoms

 

Subtopic:  Definition & Types of Evolution |
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Darwin finches on the Galapagos Islands are an excellent example of:

1. Disruptive selection

2. Inheritance of acquired characters

3. Adaptive radiation

4. Convergent evolution

Subtopic:  Darwin's Theory |
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The presence of the monotremes and marsupials in the Australian continent can be explained by:

1.  Convergent evolution

2.  Adaptive radiation

3.  Punctuated equilibrium

4.  Gene flow 

Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 2 | Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence |
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The similarities between the eyes of an octopus and of a mammal are a result of:

1. Convergent evolution

2. Divergent evolution

3. Saltation

4. Retrograde evolution

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Which of the following would lead to deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

1. Random mating

2. Lack of mutations

3. No gene flow or gene migration

4. Natural selection

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The now extinct reptile group that evolved into mammals was:

1. Therapsids

2. Dinosaurs

3. Thecodants

4. Sauropsids

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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Identify the correct statement:

1. Dryopithecus was more man like than Ramapithecus

2. Homo Habilis probably did not eat meat

3. Homo Erectus had a cranial capacity of around 800 cc

4. Agriculture came around 18000 years ago

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