Evolution — DPP 3

20 NEET questions from Evolution, with answers and explanations. Attempt it as a timed test to get scoring, accuracy breakdown and mistake tracking.

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1
Among the following largest in size interms of number of years is
  1. A Epoch
  2. B Era
  3. C Period
  4. D Both
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Correct answer: B

Era > Period > Epoch
2
Which of the following is a placental mammal and not a marsupial?
  1. A Wombat]
  2. B Bobcat
  3. C Bandicoot
  4. D Tasmanian tiger cat
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Correct answer: B

Bobcat is a placental mammal.
3
Fossils of Archaeopteryx were found from
  1. A Jurassic rocks
  2. B Triassic rocks
  3. C Cretaceous rocks
  4. D Cenozoic rocks
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Correct answer: C

First modern birds appeared in Cretaceous period. Archaeopteryx is connecting link between reptiles and birds. It became extinct in creataceous period.
4
Cycas and Ginkgo are connecting links between
  1. A Bryophytes and pteridophytes
  2. B Pteridophytes and gymnosperms
  3. C Gymnosperms and angiosperms
  4. D Thallophyta and bryophyta
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Correct answer: B

Connecting links show characteristics of both the divisions.
5
S.L.Miller conducted an experiment in 1953 to support the
  1. A Theory of spontaneous generation
  2. B Biogenesis
  3. C Chemical evolution of life
  4. D Natural selection
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Correct answer: C

Chemical evolution theory states that the first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organism molecules, i.e., formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution. It was given by Oparin and Haldane.
6
The convergent evolution of two species is usually associated with
  1. A A recent common ancestor
  2. B Analogous organs
  3. C Homologous organs
  4. D Different habitats
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Correct answer: B

Divergent evolution is associated with homologous organ.
7
Which of the following is correctly matched w.r.t. era and its period?
  1. A Paleozoic - Cretaceous
  2. B Mesozoic - Devonian
  3. C Cenozoic - Permian
  4. D Paleozoic - Carboniferous
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Correct answer: D

Eras - Periods
Paleozoic - Pernian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian.
Mesozoic - Cretaceous, Triassic, Jurassic
Cenozoic - Tertiary, Quaternary
8
Which of the following is richest in fossils?
  1. A Basalt
  2. B Granite
  3. C Lava
  4. D Sedimentary rock
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Correct answer: D

Sedimentary rocks is rich in fossils
9
Ape like ancestors of human appear in epoch
  1. A Pleistocene
  2. B Pliocene
  3. C Miocene
  4. D Oligocene
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Correct answer: B

Humans appeared in pleistocene.
10
All the following are examples of homologous organs, except
  1. A Arm of man and flipper of whale
  2. B Thorn of Bougainvillaea and tendril of Cucurbita
  3. C Eye of an octopus and eye of a mammal
  4. D Brain of frog and man
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Correct answer: C

Eye of an octopus and eye of a mammal show convergent evolution. They are analogous structures.
11
The original birds were ________, from which the various Darwin's finches arose.
  1. A Insectivorous
  2. B Cactus eating
  3. C Carnivores
  4. D Seed eating
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Correct answer: D

Originally, Darwin's finches were seed eating.
12
Dinosaurs were abundant in
  1. A Jurassic period
  2. B Devonian period
  3. C Permian period
  4. D Pleistocene period
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Correct answer: A

In Jurassic period, gymnosperms and dinosaurs were dominant. First birds appeared in this period.
13
Find the odd one.
  1. A Trunk of an elephant and hand of a chimpanzee
  2. B Ginger and sweet potato
  3. C Wings of bat and insect
  4. D Nails of human beings and claws of a cat
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Correct answer: D

Nails of human beings and claws of cat have similar origin.
14
Gill clefts and notochord appear in the embryonic development of all vertebrates from fishes to mammals. This supports the theory of
  1. A Recapitulation
  2. B Metamorphosis
  3. C Biogenesis
  4. D Abiogenesis
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Correct answer: A

'Ontogeny repeats or recapitulates phylogeny' was given by Ernest Haeckel.
15
The epoch of human civilization is
  1. A Pliocene
  2. B Holocene
  3. C Pleistocene
  4. D Palaeocene
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Correct answer: C

The epoch of human civilization is Pleistocene.
16
Basic unit of evolution is
  1. A Species
  2. B Population
  3. C Individual
  4. D Mutation
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Correct answer: B

Basic unit of natural selection is individual.
17
Organs which have similar origin and developmental plan, but different functions are called
  1. A Vestigial organs
  2. B Analogous organs
  3. C Homologous organs
  4. D Physiological organs
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Correct answer: C

Vestigial organs refer to those which are present in an organism but are non-functional. These are just inherited from ancestor.
18
Convergent evolution is illustrated by
  1. A Rat and Dog
  2. B Bacterium and Protozoan
  3. C Star fish and Cuttle fish
  4. D Dog fish and Whale
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Correct answer: D

Dog fish (Scoliodon) belongs to Pisces.
Whale is a mammal. Both are aquatic swimming animals.
19
Excreta preserved as a fossil is called
  1. A Stromatolite
  2. B Compression fossil
  3. C Intact fossil
  4. D Coprolite
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Correct answer: D

Stromatolite → deposits of cyanobacterial fossils.
20
The 'Recapitulation Theory' was put forth by
  1. A Haeckel
  2. B Cuvier
  3. C Wallace
  4. D Lamarck
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Correct answer: A

It stated Ontogeny repeats Phylogeny.

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