CHAPTER – 10
MCQs
– Evolution
1. The word
________ refers to the gradual development of something.
§ Ecology
§ Evolution
§ none of them
2. Organic
evolution refers to the evolution of ________.
§ Plants
§ Animals
§ Both of them
§ None of them
3. Zimmermann said
that evolution is the transformation of ________
§ Existence and habit
§ Form and mode of existence
§ Food habit and living ways
§ None of them
4. “Evolution is
the descent with modification” the statement is given by
§ Aristotle
§ Darwin
§ Lamarck
§ De vries
5. There are
________ different concepts regarding evolution.
§ 2
§ 3
§ 5
§ 8
6. The advocate of
theory of special creation was ________
§ Darwin
§ Lamarck
§ De Vries
§ Suarez
7. “God created all
animals and plants this is the statement of ________
§ Darwin’s theory
§ Theory of special creation
§ Theory of natural selection
§ All of the above
8. The main concept
of the theory of natural selection is that ________.
§ The fittest will survive
§ With most adaptations will survive
§ Most competitive will survive
§ All of the above
9. According to
organic evolution the earth is
§ Evolved not created
§ Created not evolved
§ Either A or B
§ None of them
10. It is believed
that the life may have begun in on
§ Land
§ Ponds
§ Deep under water
§ Normally as it is today
11. The theory of inheritance
of acquired characters was given by
§ Lamarck
§ Darwin
§ Weismann
§ None of them
12. Lamarck was a
________.
§ French chemist
§ German biologist
§ French zoologist
§ English botanist
13. The pioneer
evolutionist of the pre-Darwin period was
§ Weismann
§ De Vries
§ Lamarck
§ None of them
14. Lamarck
published his theory in his book ________
§ Philosophy anamalia
§ Philosophy zoologique
§ Philosophy botany
§ Philosophy of life
15. Lamarck gave
his theory in ________
§ 1805
§ 1806
§ 1808
§ 1809
16. The basic
principle of Lamarck’s theory was
§ Development of new characters
§ Use of disuse of organs
§ BOTH
§ none
17. Lamarck stated
that organisms develop changes due to
§ Effects of environment
§ Mode of nutrition
§ Mode of living
§ None of them
18. According to
Lamarck’s theory the organ which is used more would ________.
§ Disintegrate
§ Replenish
§ Develop
§ Remain unchanged
19. Lamarck
believed that the changes made due to the use and disuse of organs would
________
§ Last only in that generation
§ last generation after generation
§ do not last at all
§ May be A or B
20. Lamarck
believed that Giraffe has long neck because ________.
§ It had to stretch it to get food
§ It was born like that
§ It was due to a mutation
§ All of the above
21. Snakes donor
have limbs because
§ It had to slide on its belly
§ It wanted to escape attacks
§ It could move through fishers
§ All of the above
22. Most objects to
Lamarck’s theory was raised on the point of
§ Effects of environment
§ Use and disuse of organs
§ Inheritance of acquired characters
§ All of the above
23. Mutations as a
result of accidents or diseases are
§ Inherited
§ Non-inherited
§ May be A or B
§ All of them
24. The greatest
set back to Lamarck theory was ________ which came right after his theory.
§ Weismann’s theory
§ Darwin’s theory
§ Aristotle’s concept
§ None of them
25. Weismann’s theory
is also called ________
§ Somatic cell theory
§ Germination continuity theory
§ Germ cell theory
§ All of them
26. According to
Weismann the changes acquired by an organism can only be transmitted to the
next generation through ________.
§ Somatic cells
§ Any cell of the body
§ Germ cells
§ Special cells
27. Weismann
performed his experiments on ________
§ Mice
§ Cats
§ pigeons
§ All of them
28. The theory of
Natural Selection was given by ________
§ Lamarck
§ Weismann
§ Darwin
§ None of them
29. Darwin gave his
theory in his book called ________
§ The evolution if species
§ The origin of species
§ The life of species
§ None of them
30. The theory of
natural selection is also called ________
§ The theory of organic evolution
§ Lamarckism
§ Theory of struggle for existence
§ None of them
31. A single cord
fish lays ________ eggs per season.
§ 5 million
§ 5 to 7 million
§ 6 million
§ 7 million
32. A house fly
lays about ________ eggs six times a summer.
§ 120
§ 320
§ 450
§ 1000
33. A rabbit breeds
a age of ________ years.
§ 5
§ 6
§ 7
§ 8
34. One of the
slowest breeder is ________.
§ Elephant
§ Rhinosaurous
§ Dinosaurous
§ All of them
35. It is clear
that if the normal growing rates of the organisms were to exist soon.
§ The land would stay in normal condition
§ The land would become beautiful
§ Soon a single specie would occupy all the space of land
§ All of the above
36. A logical
result of over reproduction is the ________.
§ Competition for food
§ Organisms living in piece
§ Both of them
§ None of them
37. The struggle
between the organisms of same species is called ________.
§ Interspecific struggle
§ Intraspecific struggle
§ Environmental struggle
§ None of them
38. The struggle
between organisms of different species is called ________.
§ Intraspecific struggle
§ Interspecific struggle
§ Environmental struggle
§ All of the above
39. The struggle
between organisms of different species is called ________.
§ Intraspecific struggle
§ Interspecific struggle
§ Environmental struggle
§ None of the above
40. Natural
selection is also called ________.
§ Darwin’s theory
§ Survival of fittest
§ Lamarckism
§ A and B
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