Reason of diversity in living being is
1. mutation
2. gradual change
3. long term evolutionary change
4. short term evolutionary change
Theory of inheritance of acquired characters was given by
1. Wallace
2. Lamarck
3. Darwin
4. De Vries
Lamarck's theory of evolution is also called
1. Theory of special creation
2. Inheritance of acquired characters
3. Survival of the fittest
4. None of these
Which one the following evidences does not favour the Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters?
(1) Absence of limbs in snakes
(2) Melanization in peppered moth
(3) Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
(4) Lack of pigment in cave-dwelling animals
1. | Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita – Analogous organs |
2. | Nictitating membrane and blind spot in the human eye – vestigial organs |
3. | Nephridia of the earthworm and Malpighian tubules of cockroach - Excretory organs |
4. | Wings of a honey bee and wings of crow - Homologous organs |