10th Class Science Heredity and Evolution Question Bank

done Heredity and Evolution Total Questions - 40

• question_answer1)
  What is organic evolution?
  A)
  Formation of more and more complex organisms from simpler ones through gradual changes. done clear
  B)
  The act of special creation that brought all the organisms into this world. done clear
  C)
  Life started from non-living matter in one day. done clear
  D)
  Developed from organisms which arose from chemical reactions in the ocean. done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The fossil trilobite was originally
  A)
  a vertebrate.    done clear
  B)
  an invertebrate.              done clear
  C)
  a reptile.                             done clear
  D)
  a bird.                  done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Who among the following did not propose the theory of evolution?
  A)
  Jean Baptiste Lamark done clear
  B)
  Hugo Devries done clear
  C)
  Gregor Mendel done clear
  D)
  Charles Darwin done clear
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• question_answer4)
  In which book did Lamark publish his theory of organic evolution?
  A)
  Origin of life done clear
  B)
  Philosophic Zoologique done clear
  C)
  Surival of the fittest done clear
  D)
  Struggle for existence done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Who suggested the theory that organs which are not used may eventually lose their function and may even disappear?
  A)
  Mendel                               done clear
  B)
  Darwin                 done clear
  C)
  Devries                                done clear
  D)
  Lamarck                              done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Who among the following scientists rejected and disproved the Lamarckian theory?
  A)
  Gregor Mendel                done clear
  B)
  Hugo de Vries                   done clear
  C)
  August Weisman             done clear
  D)
  Francis Crick done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which of the following statements is true of Natural selection?              
  A)
  Organisms with favourable characters are selected by nature. done clear
  B)
  Organisms with unfavourable characters are selected by nature. done clear
  C)
  Organisms with favourable characters are selected by man. done clear
  D)
  Organisms with favourable and unfavourable characters are selected by man. done clear
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• question_answer8)
  In the industrial areas of Britain, light coloured peppered moths gradually became black to blend with the changing environment, which of the following principles is highlighted in the given example?
  A)
  Artificial selection           done clear
  B)
  Natural selection             done clear
  C)
  Lamarckism       done clear
  D)
  Speciation done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following statements is are true of palaeontology?
  A)
  It provides indirect evidence in favour of organic evolution. done clear
  B)
  It does not help us to compare the 'past' with the 'present'. done clear
  C)
  It helps us to know the exact period of the formation of a species. done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following is the connecting link between the birds and reptiles?
  A)
  Dinosaurs                           done clear
  B)
  Mammoths       done clear
  C)
  Archaeopteryx                 done clear
  D)
  Pliohippus                          done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following processes is responsible for the change in the wing colour of peppered moths in industrial areas of Britain?
  A)
  Hybridisation   done clear
  B)
  Mutation                            done clear
  C)
  Artificial selection           done clear
  D)
  Evolution done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of these are identified to be the earliest of the life forms?
  A)
  Fungi                                    done clear
  B)
  Cyanobacteria  done clear
  C)
  Protozoa                             done clear
  D)
  Plants done clear
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• question_answer13)
  A population of mice, some with light- coloured fur and some with dark- coloured fur, is introduced into a field with dark soil. A few generations later, the majority of the mice have dark- coloured fur. Which of the following best explains this change?
  A)
  Light-coloured mice are dispersed to other areas. done clear
  B)
  Dark-coloured mice have fewer off springs. done clear
  C)
  Dark-coloured mice are better able to hide from their predators. done clear
  D)
  Light-coloured mice can run faster. done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Who among the following proved the theory that hydrogen, water, methane and ammonia may have originally given rise to amino acids?
  A)
  Devries                                done clear
  B)
  Stanley Miller   done clear
  C)
  Lamarck                              done clear
  D)
  Charles Darwin done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following features is true of Homologous structures?
  A)
  Dissimilar origin and dissimilar functions. done clear
  B)
  Dissimilar origin but similar functions done clear
  C)
  Similar origin but dissimilar functions done clear
  D)
  Dissimilar origin and dissimilar structure done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following statements is true of analogous structure?
  A)
  Different origin and structural plan but appear similar and perform similar functions. done clear
  B)
  Functionally similar and of same origin done clear
  C)
  Structurally and functionally similar done clear
  D)
  Normally non-functionable done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which of the following is the vestigial organ in man?
  A)
  Vermiform appendix done clear
  B)
  Cervical vertebra done clear
  C)
  Atlas done clear
  D)
  Soft palate done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Who wrote the famous book the 'Origin of Species'?
  A)
  Wallace                               done clear
  B)
  Linnaeus                             done clear
  C)
  Lamarck                              done clear
  D)
  Darwin                 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following terms is used to describe the ancestral history of an organism?
  A)
  Phylogeny                          done clear
  B)
  Ontogeny                           done clear
  C)
  Biogenetic law done clear
  D)
  Genetics                             done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following is the raw material for organic evolution?
  A)
  Struggle for existence done clear
  B)
  Use or disuse of organs done clear
  C)
  Variations done clear
  D)
  Mutations done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Mutations are generally
  A)
  continuous variations. done clear
  B)
  discontinuous. done clear
  C)
  not variations. done clear
  D)
  all of the above. done clear
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• question_answer22)
  What is evolution?
  A)
  History of changes that have taken place in an animal from birth to death. done clear
  B)
  History of changes that have taken place in a species of living thing, over a period of thousands of years. done clear
  C)
  History of changes that have taken place in a species of plants over a period of fifty years. done clear
  D)
  History of changes that have taken took place in an animal species over a period of fifty years. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following provide(s) evidence of organic evolution?
  A)
  Morphological evidence done clear
  B)
  Anatomical evidence done clear
  C)
  Embryological evidence done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following is a result of natural selection?
  A)
  Beef cattle done clear
  B)
  Disease-resistant crop plants done clear
  C)
  Insecticide-resistant mosquitoes done clear
  D)
  Seedless oranges done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which of the following is/are possible examples of variation within a human family?
  A)
  Skin colour done clear
  B)
  Height                  done clear
  C)
  Earlobes                              done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer26)
  The study of heredity and variations is called
  A)
  ecology.                              done clear
  B)
  histology.                           done clear
  C)
  genetics.                             done clear
  D)
  paleozoology.                   done clear
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• question_answer27)
  A sudden irreversible change that takes place in the genotype of an organism is called.
  A)
  Evolution                            done clear
  B)
  Mutation                            done clear
  C)
  Melanism                           done clear
  D)
  Natural selection  done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following phenomena involves the production of big leaves and coloured cabbage?
  A)
  Reproductive isolation             done clear
  B)
  Artificial selection                   done clear
  C)
  Natural selection done clear
  D)
  Geographical selection done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Which of the following processes is/are responsible for the change of the red-coloured beetle to green-coloured beetle?                             
  A)
  Variations           done clear
  B)
  Regenerations done clear
  C)
  Isolation                              done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which of the following are examples of homologous origin?
  A)
  Wings of pigeon and mosquito    done clear
  B)
  Wings of pigeon and housefly done clear
  C)
  Wings of pigeon and arms of man done clear
  D)
  Wings of bat, housefly and butterfly done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Hargobind Khorana was awarded the Nobel prize for his work in the field of  
  A)
  hormones.                    done clear
  B)
  immunology. done clear
  C)
  genetic Engineering. done clear
  D)
  chromosomal abberation. done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Which of the following is the genotypic ratio in \[{{F}_{2}}\] generation of monohybrid cross?
  A)
  1 : 2 : 1                                 done clear
  B)
  3 : 1                       done clear
  C)
  1 : 1                                       done clear
  D)
  1 : 2 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of the following statements describes mono hybrid cross?
  A)
  Cross between two plants differing in one character of the same species. done clear
  B)
  Cross where only one parent plant is used done clear
  C)
  Cross between two plants differing in two characters done clear
  D)
  Cross between two species of plants of the different species. done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which of the following is a recessive trait in garden pea?
  A)
  Tall stem                             done clear
  B)
  Round seeds                     done clear
  C)
  Coloured seeds               done clear
  D)
  Wrinkled seeds done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following is a Mendelian factor that determines a biological characteristic?
  A)
  Allele                                    done clear
  B)
  Cistron                 done clear
  C)
  Pecon                                  done clear
  D)
  Operon done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Dihybrid cross is related to the principle of
  A)
  dominance. done clear
  B)
  purity of gametes. done clear
  C)
  independent assortment. done clear
  D)
  all of the above. done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which of the following is the phenotypic ratio in \[{{F}_{2}}\] generation of monohybrid cross?
  A)
  1 : 2 : 1  done clear
  B)
  3 : 1                       done clear
  C)
  1 : 1                                                       done clear
  D)
  1 : 2                                       done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which part of the pea flower did Mendel remove to prevent self pollination in his experimental plant?
  A)
  Anthers                               done clear
  B)
  Stigma                 done clear
  C)
  Ovary                                   done clear
  D)
  Style done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Genetics is the study of
  A)
  inheritance.       done clear
  B)
  evolution.                          done clear
  C)
  history.                                done clear
  D)
  cell structure. done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Which of the following is the phenotype ratio of the \[{{F}_{2}}\] generation in dihybrid crosses?
  A)
  1 : 3 : 1                                 done clear
  B)
  1 : 2 : 1                 done clear
  C)
  9 : 3 : 3 : 1                            done clear
  D)
  1 : 3 : 3 : 1 done clear
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