Evolution — practice questions
78 curated practice questions from Evolution (Biology NEET, NTA Exams) — 17 medium, 42 easy, 19 hard. Every question includes the final answer free; step-by-step worked solutions with a free account.
- According to available evidences, life evolved through a process of:
- The idea of mutation was brought forth by:
- Ultimate source of variation which leads to Natural Selection
- Which type of selection is found in case of industrial melanism in pepper moth
- Miller and Urey performed an experiment to prove the chemical origin of life. They took gases NH 3 and H 2 along with:
- Darwin finches and Australian Marsupial show which common phenomenon
- Pythons possess tiny leg bones that serve no purpose in locomotion. Such organs are:
- Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A)…
- Variation in gene frequencies within population can occur by chance rather than by natural selection. This is referred…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : Fossils can be in the form of impressions or remains of organisms…
- Among the following sets of examples for divergent evolution, select the incorrect option:
- Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason. STATEMENT - 1…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : Miller's experiment emulated primitive reducing atmosphere on earth…
- Mass extinction of species in the past could have been triggered by Glaciations Continental drift Volcanic eruptions…
- A population will not exist in Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium if:
- In a species, the weight of newborn ranges from 2 to 5 kg. 97% of the newborn with an average weight between 3 to 3.3…
- What was the most significant trend in the evolution of modern man ( Homo sapiens ) from his ancestors?
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : Industrial melanism is one of the example of natural selection. Statement…
- Industrial melanism is an example of:
- In a population of 1000 individuals, 360 belong to genotype AA, 480 to Aa and the remaining 160 to aa. Based on this…
- Presence of different dominant forms of peppered moth in industrial melanism proved that
- Given below are some stages of human evolution. Arrange them in correct sequence. (Past to Recent) Homo habilis Homo…
- The flippers of the Penguins and Dolphins are the example of the
- Potato and sweet potato:
- Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life: The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were…
- Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A)…
- Which of the following is closest relative of man?
- A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct, having cranial capacity of about 900 cc was:
- Evolution of ecological and phenotypic diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage is known as:
- Select the correct group/set of Australian Marsupials exhibiting adaptive radiation.
- In Australia, marsupials and placental mammals have evolved to share many similar characteristics. This type of…
- The non-directional force that alters Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is:
- Sweet potato and potato represent a certain type of evolution. Select the correct combination of terms to explain the…
- Which was absent in primitive environment during origin of life?
- What is the correct order (old to recent) of periods in Paleozoic era?
- Which of the following statements is correct about the origin and evolution of men?
- Variations during mutations of meiotic recombinations are
- The chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is:
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : Flipper of whale is homologous to wing of bird. Statement II : They…
- If in a population, frequencies of genotypes BB, Bb and bb are respectively 22%, 62% and 16%. What is the frequency of…
- In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by:
- Which of the following defines the Hardy-Weinberg's law?
- Birds and insects do not share a common ancestor, but both have wings. It depicts:
- Primitive earth condition created by SL miller in 1953 included
- According to one of the most accepted theory, the earth's atmosphere before any life had originated, consisted of H 2…
- Which of the following was formed in Urey and Miller's experiment?
- Which statements regarding evolution is/are correct Evolution is a directed process Evolution is a stochastic process…
- What kind of evidence suggested that man is more closely related with chimpanzee than with other hominoid apes?
- With respect to organic evolution, which of the following molecule came first?
- Mutation theory to explain the mechanism of evolution was given by Hugo de Vries and he experimented on:
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : eye of octopus and mammals are analogous organs. Statement II : eye in…
- Appearance of dark-colored pepper moths among the light-colored ones as a result of increased industrial pollution is…
- Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries are
- After about how many years of formation of earth, life appeared on this planet?
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : In stabilizing natural selection, more individual acquire mean character…
- Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita are examples of:
- Evolution of life shows the trend that, life form tend to move from
- Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) …
- The chances of elimination of gene from a small population comes under:
- Which one of the following gases is present today but was absent about 3.5 billion years ago?
- In the developmental history of mammalian heart, it is observed that it passes through a two-chambered fish-like heart…
- Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk output represents
- Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason. STATEMENT - 1…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I : According to Hugo de Vries, mutations are random and directionless…
- First life form on earth was:
- Which one of the following period is largely associated with extinction of dinosaurs and the increase in flowering…
- Australian Marsupials and Placental Mammals are linked through which phenomenon
- Which of the following structures is homologus to the wing of a bird?
- Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason. STATEMENT - 1…
- Which evolutionary phenomenone is depicted by the sketch given in figure? array l (1) (2) (3) (4) array
- Darwin judged the fitness of an individual by:
- The phenomenon of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and spreading to…
- A population of a species invades a new area. Which of the following condition will lead to Adaptive Radiation?
- Which one of the following factors will not affect the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
- Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason. STATEMENT - 1…
- Who first conducted experiments on evolution to prove biochemical origin of life?
- The process by which organisms with different evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic adaptations in response to…
- Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the origin of life? Formation of protobionts Synthesis of…