Adaptive radiation is a process of rapid diversification from an ancestral species. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of adaptive radiation?
Common ancestry of the diversified species
Phenotype-environment correlation
Trait utility
Slow and gradual diversification over time
Related Questions
Primary source of allelic variation is
Due to long periods of evolutionary changes
Due to abrupt mutations
Suddenly on earth
By seed dispersal
Which of the following statements are correct? I. Bird originated 150 million years ago, II. Mammals originated 200 million years ago, III. Multicellular organisms 1 billion years ago. The correct combination is
I and II
II and III
I and III
I, II and III
Adaptive radiation is a process of rapid diversification from an ancestral species. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of adaptive radiation?
Common ancestry of the diversified species
Phenotype-environment correlation
Trait utility
Slow and gradual diversification over time
Which of the following is not a correct pair?
Mesozoic era - Age of mammals
Origin of species - Charles Darwin
Study of fossil – Palaeontology
Mutation theory – Hugo de Vries
The evolutionary history of a species can be elucidated through phylogenetic analysis. Which of the following statements regarding phylogenetic relationships is INCORRECT?
Shared derived characteristics can be used to define clades.
Organisms that appear more similar are always more closely related.
Phylogenetic trees represent hypotheses about evolutionary relationships.
Branch points on a phylogenetic tree represent the divergence of two or more lineages from a common ancestor.
Give the name of the first organism who invaded land
Plants
Consumers
Animal
Carnivores
Which of the following is not a correct pair?
Mesozoic era - Age of mammals
Origin of species - Charles Darwin
Study of fossil – Palaeontology
Mutation theory – Hugo de Vries
Major radiations of mammals, birds and pollinating insects took place in which epoch?
Paleocene
Eocene
Oligocene
Miocene
First land plants (psilophyte) were originated in
Silurian Period
Devonian Period
Ordovician Period
Cambrian Period
Which of these is a random process in evolution?
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Adaptation
Speciation
