III B.Sc. Evolutionary Biology II Quiz

The reappearance of ancestral characters in the descendants is called ____________

       

•   Atavism 

• Vestigial character

• Coevolution

• Parallel Evolution

Invertebrates contain Phosphocreatine.     State   True/False

• TRUE

• FALSE

The early embryos of all vertebrates are very similar in their appearance.   State    

    True/False

• TRUE

• FALSE

. Ichthyostega is a connecting link between fishes and _____________.

           

• Amphibians 

• Reptiles

• Aves   

• Mammals

.  If a population is in genetic equilibrium what will be the rate of evolution ?

  

• Zero

• Half  

• Double  

• Triple

Palaentological evidences for evolution refers to the

    

   

• a)  Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Fossils

• Embryo development

. Natural selection was proposed by ____

       

• Charles Darwin

• Lamarck

• De Vries  

• Weisman

The evolution of higher taxonomical groups such as new classes, new order etc is known  as

    

• Micro evolution

• Macro evolution  

• Quantum evolution

• Sympatric evolution

9. Evolution means   _________________.

• a) History of race

• Development of race

• History and development of race with variations

• Progressive development of the race

The change occurring in the molecules are called _____ evolution.

• Molecular

• Organic

• Chemical

• Species