Biology MCQs

Biology

Evolution


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#9

The wing of the bird are analogous with

A)  Wing bat

B)  Wings of butterflies

C)  Arm of man

D)  Cat's paw

Answer:   B
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#10

Analogous organ provide evidence for

A)  Convergent evolution

B)  Divergent evolution

C)  Mutation

D)  Natural selection

Answer:   A
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#11

A single species evolves into several species which occupy different habbits. Which one of the following describes this evolutionary process?

A)  Mutation

B)  Succession

C)  Convergent evolution

D)  Adaptive radiation (divergent evolution)

Answer:   D
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#12

All the alleles present in the gametes of a sexually reproducing population are known as the population's

A)  Gene Complex

B)  Gene frequency

C)  Gene pool

D)  Genome

Answer:   C
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#13

Theory of catastrophism was initially proposed by

A)  Aristotle

B)  George Cuvier

C)  Louis Agassiz

D)  Hutton

Answer:   B
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#14

The %age of a particular gene in a population is termed as

A)  Genotype

B)  Gene pool

C)  Gene frequency

D)  None of these

Answer:   C
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#15

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny was the statement by

A)  Hackle

B)  Darwin

C)  Lamarck

D)  De-Vries

Answer:   A
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#16

The random loss of alleles in a small population is called

A)  Mutation

B)  Selection

C)  Gene flow

D)  Genetic drift

Answer:   D
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