NEET Biology: Evolution — Practice Set 8

Q1. Which of the following is incorrect?

A. Natural selection results in the survival of individuals with advantageous traits.
B. Fossil evidence provides insights into extinct species.
C. Analogous organs have different functions but similar structures.
D. Mutations introduce genetic variation into a population.

Q2. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium remains stable with ongoing gene flow.
B. Natural selection favors individuals with traits that increase survival and reproduction.
C. Coelacanth is an extinct transitional fossil.
D. Industrial melanism demonstrates genetic drift.

Q3. Which structure in plants represents homologous organs?

A. Wings of butterfly and bird
B. Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita
C. Flippers of dolphin and penguin
D. Eyes of octopus and mammals

Q4. Which of the following is incorrect?

A. Coelacanth is considered a living fossil.
B. Homo erectus was the first hominid to use fire.
C. Genetic recombination reduces genetic variability in populations.
D. Mutation introduces new genetic variation into populations.

Q5. Which of the following is an example of homologous structures?

A. Flippers of penguins and dolphins
B. Forelimbs of mammals
C. Wings of insects and birds
D. Eyes of octopus and vertebrates

Q6. Which evolutionary concept is illustrated by the similarity in bone structures of vertebrate forelimbs?

A. Analogy
B. Divergent Evolution
C. Convergent Evolution
D. Parallel Evolution

Q7. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Lamarck’s theory is widely accepted in modern evolutionary biology.
B. Coelacanth is an extinct species of lobefin fish.
C. Homologous organs have a similar structure but different functions.
D. The Big Bang theory explains the origin of life on Earth.

Q8. Which evolutionary theory emphasizes gradual changes over long periods?

A. Punctuated Equilibrium
B. Saltation
C. Gradualism
D. Lamarckism

Q9. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Homo habilis had a larger brain than Homo erectus.
B. Genetic drift has no impact on population genetics.
C. Darwin’s finches are an example of adaptive radiation.
D. Paleontology studies genetic sequences in populations.

Q10. Which of the following is correct?

A. Analogous organs have the same evolutionary origin.
B. Paleontology studies DNA sequences.
C. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is maintained in the absence of evolutionary forces.
D. Lamarck’s theory is widely accepted today.

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