1. Which of the following is associated with Darwin.
(a) The principle of heredity
(b) The origin of species✅
(c) Structure of chromosome
(d) Theory of acquired characters
2. Variation is not produced by:
(a) Crossing over
(b) Mutation
(c) Fertilization
(d) Use and disuse of certain organs✅
3. What is the correct statement about the Darwins theory of evolution:
(a) It is against Quran
(b) It is the disgrace of Human beings.
(c) It is perfectly wrong
(d) All above✅
4. Types of variation in which there are small differences among individual of the same species is called:
(a) Discontinuous variation
(b) Continuous variation✅
(c) (a) and (b)
(d) None
5. Theory of continuous and gradual evolution of life from simple to complex and from imperfect to perfect form proposed by:
(a) Darwin
(b) Aristotle✅
(c) Malthus
(d) Pethagorian
6. Variation in which there is sharp differences among the individual of species and do not show any intermediate forms, is called:
(a) Discontinuous✅
(b) Continuous
(c) Constant
(d) None
7. Human population increases geometrically and food supply increases arithmetically, which result in severe competition. This theory was proposed by:
(a) Charles Lyell
(b) Mathus✅
(c) Darwin
(d) Aristotle
8. The theory of evolution by lamarck was presented in his book:
(a) Micrographia
(b) Origin of life
(c) Philosophie zoologique✅
(d) None of them
9. Variations in phenotype due to use or disuse of body are called:
(a) Inherited characters
(b) Acquired characters✅
(c) Variable characters
(d) Phenotype character
10. Lamarck believed that acquired characters are:
(a) Silent
(b) Inheretable
(c) Heretiable✅
(d) None of them
11. Lamarck's theory of evolution lays emphasis on biological needs, which arise as a result of change in:
(a) Habitate
(b) Environment✅
(c) Biosphere
(d) Biome
12. The salient features of Darwin's theory of evolution are:
(a) Over production
(b) Competition for survival
(c) Heritable variations
(d) Natural selection
(e) a, b and c
(f) All of them✅
13. According to Darwin the original giraffe population had ______ in the length of their necks:
(a) Different phenotype
(b) Variations✅
(c) Generations
(d) Verities
14. Evidence for evolutions is/are:
(a) Comparative anatomy
(b) Comparative physiology
(c) Artificial selection
(d) a and c✅
15. The evolutionary process producing these organs is called:
(a) Convergent evolution
(b) Divergent evolution✅
(c) Jep-speed evolution
(d) Common evolution
16. The process responsible for the development of analogous organs is called:
(a) Convergent evolution✅
(b) Divergent evolution
(c) Spontaneous evolution
(d) Point evolution
17. Which of the following is not a part of Darwinism:
(a) Over production
(b) Inheritance of acquired✅
(c) Natural selection
(d) Competition for survival
18. According to Lamarck the organs which are used more, are:
(a) Better developed✅
(b) less developed
(c) Completely lost
(d) Remained same
19. Two types of variations among population of organisms are:
(a) Continuous variation
(b) Intermediate variation
(c) Discontinuous variation
(d) a and c✅
20. The process in which organisms are selected for production of new organisms with desired characteristics is known:
(a) Genetic engineering
(b) Selective breading✅
(c) Species development
(d) Gene therapy
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