Multiple choice questions.
1. Who proposed that the first form of life could have come from per- existing non- living organic molecules?
a. Alfred Wallace
b. oparin and Haldane
c. Charles Darwin
d. Louis Pasteur
Answer : b
Explanation : The theory of biogenesis was proposed by Oparin and Haldane. It states that life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules (e.g. RNA, protein, etc.) and that formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution, i.e. formation of diverse organic molecules from inorganic constituents.
2. In Hardy - Weinberg equation , the frequency of homozygous recessive individual is represented by....
a. P2
b. pq
c. q2
d. 2pq
Answer : q2
Explanation : To estimate the frequency of alleles in a population, we can use the Hardy-Weinberg equation. For a population in genetic equilibrium: p + q = 1.0 (The sum of the frequencies of both alleles is 100%.) q2 = frequency of aa (homozygous recessive)
3. Select the analogous organs-
a. Forelimbs of whale and bat
b. Flippers of dolphins and penguin
c. Thorn and tendrils of bougainvillea and cucurbita.
d. Vertebrates hearts or brains.
Answer : b ( Flippers of dolphins and penguin )
4. Archaeopteryx is known as missing link because it is a fossil and share characters of both-
a. Fishes and amphibians
b. Annelida and arthropoda.
c. Birds and reptiles
d. Chordates and nonchordates
Answer : c
Explanation : Archaeopteryx is an iconic fossil, often thought of as the 'missing-link' between birds and reptiles.
5. Identify the wrong statement regarding
evolution.
a. Darwin’s variations are small and directional.
b. Mutations are random and non- directional.
c. Adaptive radiations leads to divergent evolution.
d. Mutations are non- random and directional.
Answer : d ( Mutation are non-random and directional.
6. Gene frequency in a population remain constant due to –
a. Mutation
b. Migration
c. Random mating
d. Non- random mating
Answer : Random Mating
Explanation : There are few factors such as gene migration (gene flow), genetic drift, mutation, genetic recombinations, natural selection, non- random mating, etc. which affect or change the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrilium, If these factors do not occur in the population, that's why gene frequency in a population is genetically stable or remain constant.
7. Which of the following characteristic is not shown by the ape?
a. Prognathous face
b. tail is present
c. Chin is absent
d. forelimbs are longer than hind limbs
Answer : b ( tail is present )
Explanation : In ape tail is absent.
8. .................. can be considered as conncting link between between ape and man.
a. Austalopithecus
b. Homo hablis
c. Homo erectus
d. Neanderthal man.
Answer : Australopithecus
9. The Cranial capacity of Nanderthal man was
a. 600 cc
b. 940 cc
c. 1400 cc
d. 1600 cc
Answer : 1400 cc
Neanderthals had a brain bigger than modern humans with an average of about 1400 cc, but lacked the complex belief systems and symbolic thinking unique to us.
1. Who proposed that the first form of life could have come from per- existing non- living organic molecules?
a. Alfred Wallace
b. oparin and Haldane
c. Charles Darwin
d. Louis Pasteur
Answer : b
Explanation : The theory of biogenesis was proposed by Oparin and Haldane. It states that life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules (e.g. RNA, protein, etc.) and that formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution, i.e. formation of diverse organic molecules from inorganic constituents.
2. In Hardy - Weinberg equation , the frequency of homozygous recessive individual is represented by....
a. P2
b. pq
c. q2
d. 2pq
Answer : q2
Explanation : To estimate the frequency of alleles in a population, we can use the Hardy-Weinberg equation. For a population in genetic equilibrium: p + q = 1.0 (The sum of the frequencies of both alleles is 100%.) q2 = frequency of aa (homozygous recessive)
3. Select the analogous organs-
a. Forelimbs of whale and bat
b. Flippers of dolphins and penguin
c. Thorn and tendrils of bougainvillea and cucurbita.
d. Vertebrates hearts or brains.
Answer : b ( Flippers of dolphins and penguin )
4. Archaeopteryx is known as missing link because it is a fossil and share characters of both-
a. Fishes and amphibians
b. Annelida and arthropoda.
c. Birds and reptiles
d. Chordates and nonchordates
Answer : c
Explanation : Archaeopteryx is an iconic fossil, often thought of as the 'missing-link' between birds and reptiles.
5. Identify the wrong statement regarding
evolution.
a. Darwin’s variations are small and directional.
b. Mutations are random and non- directional.
c. Adaptive radiations leads to divergent evolution.
d. Mutations are non- random and directional.
Answer : d ( Mutation are non-random and directional.
6. Gene frequency in a population remain constant due to –
a. Mutation
b. Migration
c. Random mating
d. Non- random mating
Answer : Random Mating
Explanation : There are few factors such as gene migration (gene flow), genetic drift, mutation, genetic recombinations, natural selection, non- random mating, etc. which affect or change the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrilium, If these factors do not occur in the population, that's why gene frequency in a population is genetically stable or remain constant.
7. Which of the following characteristic is not shown by the ape?
a. Prognathous face
b. tail is present
c. Chin is absent
d. forelimbs are longer than hind limbs
Answer : b ( tail is present )
Explanation : In ape tail is absent.
8. .................. can be considered as conncting link between between ape and man.
a. Austalopithecus
b. Homo hablis
c. Homo erectus
d. Neanderthal man.
Answer : Australopithecus
9. The Cranial capacity of Nanderthal man was
a. 600 cc
b. 940 cc
c. 1400 cc
d. 1600 cc
Answer : 1400 cc
Neanderthals had a brain bigger than modern humans with an average of about 1400 cc, but lacked the complex belief systems and symbolic thinking unique to us.
