Evidences of Evolution MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers)
Q1. The term evolution in Biology means that
- Fossils or old
- Living things constantly change
- Life begin in sea
- Man descended from Apes
Answer:2
Q2. Hackles theory of recapitulation means that
- Life history of an organism reflects its evolutionary history
- All organisms start as an egg
- Progeny resembles with parents
- Last body parts are regenerated
Answer:1
Q3. Connecting link between chordates and non chordates is
- Peripatus
- Balanoglossus
- Sphenodon
- Tachyglossus
Answer:2
Q4. In which period of paleozoic era firstvertebrate appeared
- Ordovician
- Devonian
- Silurian
- Mississippian
Answer:1
Q5. Which animal dominated in paleozoic era?
- Reptiles
- Fishes
- Birds
- Mammals
Answer:2
Q6. Fossilization occurs where
- Organismsare buried and preserved by natural processes
- Animals are destroyed by environment
- Animals are destroyed by scavengers
- Animals are buried by natural processes
Answer:1
Q7. The greatest evolutionary change enabling the land vertebrates to be completely free from water was the development of
- Four legs
- Lungs
- Shielded eggs and internal fertilization
- Four chambered heart
Answer:3
Q8. Archaezoic era is considered as age of
- Fishes
- Marine life
- Protists
- Amphibians
Answer:3
Q9. Age of man in geology is
- Proterozoic
- Mesozoic
- Coenozoic
- Psychozoic
Answer:4
Q10. Coenozoic era is known as
- Age of amphibia and lycopods
- Age of marine invertebrates
- Age of reptiles and gymnosperms
- Age of mammals and modern flora
Answer:4
Q11. Extreme specialisation and extension of great reptiles occurred in the epoch
- Permian
- Triassic
- Jurassic
- Cretaceous
Answer:4
Q12. The age of rock is calculated on the basis of
- Type of fossils present
- Number of Strata present
- Amount of Uranium present
- Amount of lead present
Answer:4
Q13. Fossil is a
- Laboratory preserved animal
- Dead animal of the past
- Organic relic of the past
- Stuffed animal
Answer:3
Q14. The future which enabled reptiles to dominate the land fauna for hundred million years was
- Large size
- Heavy armour
- Large teeth
- Large eggs
Answer:2
Q15. The epoch of man in geological period is
- Pliocene
- Oligocene
- Miocene
- Pleistocene
Answer:4
Q16. Fossils are dated by
- Stratigraphic position
- Amount of calcium Residue
- Association with other animals
- Radioactive carbon content
Answer:4
Q17. Analogous structures are
- Structurally similar
- Functionally similar
- Structurally and functionally similar
- Normally non functional
Answer:2
Q18. Prototherians have evolved from
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Eutherian
- Amphibians
Answer:1
Q19. Which one is not a vestigial organ in man?
- Vermiform appendix
- Plica semilunaris
- Ear muscles
- Epiglottis
Answer:4
Q20. Evolution is best defined as
- Inheritance of acquired characters
- Descent of modification
- Spontaneous generation
- Struggle for existence
Answer:2
Q21. As evidence from records which era had no life
- Azoic
- Proterozoic
- Paleozoic
- Coenozoic
Answer:1
Q22. A living connecting link which provides evidences from organic evolution
- Archaeopteryx between reptiles and mammals
- Lung fish between Pisces and reptiles
- Duckbill Platypus between reptiles and mammals
- Sphenodon between reptiles and birds
Answer:3
Q23. Which is the vestigial organ in man
- Vermiform appendix
- Cervical vertebra
- Atlas
- None
Answer:1
Q24. During the days of dinosaurs mammals had
- Already evolved
- A size of rats and mice
- Both 1 and 2
- Not yet evolved
Answer:3
Q25. Which is a vestigial organ of python
- Nose
- Scales
- Teeth
- Hind Limbs
Answer:4
Q26. Being all mammals whale, Dolphin,bat, monkey and horse have some important common characters ,but they also so conspicuous differences this is due to the phenomenon of
- Normalisation
- Genetic drift
- Convergence
- Divergence
Answer:4
Q27. Birds and mammals in geological development of earth arose in period
- Permian
- Carboniferous
- Jurassic
- Oligocene and Eocene
Answer:3
Q28. Which of the following is a living fossil
- Euglena
- Limulus
- Sycon
- Balanoglossus
Answer:2
Q29. Reptiles where dominant during
- Permian period
- Cretaceous period
- Oligocene period
- Cambrian period
Answer:2
Q30. Homologous organs have
- Same origin but different functions
- Different origin but Same functions
- Same origin and Same functions
- Different origin and different functions
Answer:1
Q31. Sudden appearance of an ancestral character is called
- Evolution
- Mutation
- Atavism
- Heredity
Answer:3
Q32. The recapitulation theory was given by
- Haeckel
- Darwin
- Weissman
- Von Baer
Answer:1
Q33. Which of the following is vestigial organ
- Wisdom teeth
- Nails
- Scalp hair
- All the above
Answer:1
Q34. Appearance of teeth in the embryo of a bird prove that
- Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
- Evolution has taken place
- Birds have evolved from reptiles
- All the above
Answer:4
Q35. Who is regarded as father of evolutionary concept?
- Linnaeus
- Lamarck
- Darwin
- Buffon
Answer:4
Q36. Which of the following is the connecting link?
- Peripatus
- Echidna
- Proterospongia
- All the above
Answer:4
Q37. Which of the following is called living fossil?
- Sphenodon
- Limulus
- Peripatus
- All the above
Answer:4
Q38. Blood precipitation test was proposed by
- Wallace
- Nuttal
3.Bateson
- Needham
Answer:2
Q39. Blood precipitation test are used in
- Blood grouping
- Antigen antibody reaction
- Animal relations
- Immunity
Answer:3
Q40. The dating of rocks is done by calculating the ratio between
- Uranium and lead
- Potassium and argon
- Rubidium and Strontium
- All the above
Answer:4
Q41. Which one of the following sets include analogous organs only?
- Wings of butterfly, Sparrow and bat
- Hind legs of horse, grasshopper and bat
- Hands of man, monkey and Kangaroo
- Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and Honey Bee
Answer:1
Q42. Dinosaurs are
- Extinct amphibians
- Extinct reptiles
- Primitive mammals
- Living reptiles
Answer:2
Q43. Flippers of seal are
- Fins
- Skin outgrowth
- Fore Limbs
- Hind Limbs
Answer:3
Q44. Non functional Wings occur in
- Emu, owl and Dodo
- Ostrich, kiwi and stork
- Kiwi, emu and ostrich
- Rhea, eagle and cassowary
Answer:3
Q45. Which of the following would be easily fossilized?
- Heart
- Tooth
- Skin
- Liver
Answer:2
Q46. Seedling of acasia have
- Simple leaves
- Compound leaves
- Stipula spines
- Both 2 and 3
Answer:1
Q47. Saplings of Oaks of Northern USA processes
- Deciduous leaves
- Ever Green Leaves
- Highly desiccated leaves
- Axillary Thorns
Answer:2
Q48. Who is called father of modern embryology?
- Ernest hackle
- Aristotle
- Von Baer
- Follow
Answer:1
Q49. Vestigial organ present in Greenland whale is
- Fore Limbs
- Pelvic girdle
- Hind Limbs
- Both 2 and 3
Answer:4
Q50. Pistillode occurs in
- Male flowers of cucurbits
- Female flowers of cucurbits
- Bisexual flowers of salvia
- Disc florets of sunflower
Answer:1
Q51. Who observed that embryos never pass through adult stages of their ancestors?
- Von Baer
- Charles Darwin
- Ernest hackle
- Richard owen
Answer:1
Q52. Which are vestigial in humans?
- Tail vertebrae
- Auricular muscles
- Scalp muscles
- All the above
Answer:4
Q53. Nictitating membrane is vestigial in
- Frog
- Rabbit
- Human
- All the above
Answer:3
Q54. Flippers of penguin and dolphin are considered analogous to they are modified forelimbs because
- Absence of certain bones
- Development from different lineages
- Structural differences
- Functional differences
Answer:2
Q55. An example of analogous organs is
- Tubers of potato and sweet potato
- Tubers of Dahlia and sweet potato
- Tubers of potato and Jerusalem artichoke
- All the above
Answer:1
Q56. In land animals blood vascular system has
- Single circulation
- Venous heart
- Arterial heart
- Arteriovenous heart
Answer:4