Evolutionary Biology Mock Test

HSST : Evolutionary Biology

🟥 Evolutionary Biology

🟥 QUESTIONS : 20

🟥 TIME : 15 MINS

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1) In Australia marsupials and placental mammals have evolved to share many similar characteristics these types of evolution may be referred to as [♡NEET 2019]

A) Divergent evolution

B) Convergent evolution

C) Cyclical revolution

D) Adaptive radiation

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2) A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicate that the [🖤NEET 2014]

A) trees are heavily infested

B) trees are very healthy

C) location is not polluted

D) location is highly polluted

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3) Variations caused by mutation as proposed by Hugo De vries are [🖤NEET 2019] ]

A) random and directionless

B) Random and directional

C) small and directional

D) small & directionless

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4) Embryological support for evolution was proposed by[🎀NEET 2020]

A) Karl Ernst Von Baer

B) Charles Darwin

C) Alfred Wallace

D) Ernst haeckel

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of the events in the origin of life ?
1] Formation of protobiont
2] Synthesis of organic monomers
3] Synthesis of organic Polymers
4]Formation of DNA based genetic systems
[☆NEET 2016]

5)

A) 1 3 2 4

B) 2 3 4 1

C) 1 2 3 4

D) 2 3 1 4

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6) Mammals occur in air,land,water it is

A) Convergent evolution

B) Micro evolution

C) Adaptive radiation

D) Adaptation

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7) The Era in which Appalachian revolutions occurs

A) Proterozoic era

B) Paleozoic era

C) Mesozoic era

D) Coenozoic era

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8) Who proved that lamarcks use and disuse priciple is wrong

A) Weisman

B) Darwin

C) Wallace

D) Oparin and haldane

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9) Pliohippus was evolved in

A) Eocene epoch

B) Oligocene epoch

C) Pliocene epoch

D) Pliestocene epoch

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10)

According to Neo-Darwinism the factors operate for the formation of new species
are....

A) Variations

B) Natural selection

C) Mutations

D) All are correct

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11) Evolution of horse was described by

A) Darwin

B) Marsh

C) Malthus

D) none of the above

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12) A population of species invades a new area which of the following condition will lead to adaptive radiation? [💜NEET 2019]

A) Area with many habitats occupied by a large number of species

B) Area with many types of vacant and habitats

C) Area with the symbol type of vacant habitat

D) Area with large number of Habitat having very low food supply

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13) What is common to whale seal and shark? [💙NEET 2007]

A) Convergent evolution

B) Seasonal migration

C) Thick subcutaneous fat

D) Homeothermy

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14) The phenomenon of the evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from point and spreading to other habitat is called [⭐NEET 2020]

A) Natural selection

B) Saltation

C) Co- evolution

D) Adaptive radiation

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15)

Match the following
1] adaptive radiation - a)selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides
2]convergent evolution-b] bones of four Limbs in man and whale
3] divergent evolution-c] Wings of butterfly and bird
4] evolution by anthropogenic action- d] darwin finches[NEET 2021💜]

A) 1-b 2-a 3-d 4-c

B) 1-a 2-d 3-c 4-b

C) 1-c 2-a 3-d 4-b

D) 1-d 2-c 3-b 4-a

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16)

Which of the following refer to correct examples of organisms which have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action ? [NEET 2020♡]
a) Darwin's finches of Galopagos islands
B) Herbicide resistant weeds
C) Drug-resistant eukaryotes
D) Man created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs
1] a and c
2] b, c and d
3] only d
4] only a

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 1

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17) Which is the most common mechanism of genetic variation in the population of sexual reproduction organism? [🖤NEET 2015] ]

A) Chromosomal aberrations

B) Transduction

C) Recombinations

D) Genetic drift

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18)

A population will not exist in Hardy weinberg equilibrium if [♡ NEET 2015] ]
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A) there are mutations

B) the population is large

C) there is migrations

D) individuals mate selectively

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19) The homologous organs are those that show similarity in

A) function

B) origin

C) size

D) appearance

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20) The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by [🖤NEET 2013] ]

A) Random mating

B) Like of migration

C) Like of mutation

D) Lack of random mating

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