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Consider the given two statements
Assertion (A): Dark melanic peppered moth survive better in polluted environments.
Reason (R): In polluted areas, dark melanic moths are able to camouflage themselves.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain
(A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.

Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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Embryological support for evolution, proposed by Ernst Heckel, was disapproved by:
1. Charles Lyell 2. Georges Cuvier
3. Charles Darwin 4. von Baer
Subtopic:  Concept of Organic Evolution: Evidence: 3 |
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Doing extensive fieldwork in the Malay Archipelago, which scientist independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection?
1. Alfred Russel Wallace
2. Charles Lyell
3. Georges Cuvier
4. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
Subtopic:  Summary of Darwin's Theory |
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Identify the correct statements:
a. Homology indicates common ancestry.
b. Sweet potato and potato are examples for homology.
c. Analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution.
d. Vertebrate hearts or brains are analogous structures.
   
1. a and b only 2. c and d only
3. a and c only 4. b and d only
Subtopic:  Palentological Evidences of Evolution |
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Which of the following periods in geological time scale is not included in the Palaeozoic era?
1. Silurian
2. Cretaceous
3. Devonian
4. Carboniferous
Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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In 1938, a fish caught in South Africa which was thought to be extinct, was a:
1. Jawless fish 2. Armoured fish
3. Lobe finned fish 4. Ray finned fish
Subtopic:   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF EVOLUTION |
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If we say that the embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals look very similar during their early stages of development, this would suggest that these organisms:
1. have stopped evolving  
2. have a common ancestor
3. live in the same types of environments
4. will get extinct if the environment changes
Subtopic:  Embryological Evidence of Evolution |
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The ultimate source of allelic variations in a population is:
1. Recombination
2. Mutation
3. Genetic drift
4. Gene flow
Subtopic:  Population Genetics |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): One-third of all indigenous inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa carry the allele of sickle cell trait.
Reason (R): In areas where malaria is common, there is a survival value in carrying only a single sickle-cell allele (sickle cell trait).
  
1. Both (A) and (R) are True but the (R) does not correctly explain (A).
2. (A) is True but (R) is False.
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) correctly explains (A).
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Genetic Basis of Adaptation |
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The theory of spontaneous generation was conclusively disproved with careful experimentation by:
1. Louis Pasteur
2. Spallanzani
3. Francesco Redi
4. Miller and Urey
Subtopic:  Origin of Life |
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