Which statement about the comparison of mitosis and meiosis is FALSE?
Mitosis results in two diploid cells, while meiosis results in four haploid cells.
Mitosis involves one cell division, while meiosis involves two.
Mitosis produces genetically identical cells, while meiosis produces genetically diverse cells.
Homologous chromosomes behave similarly in mitosis and meiosis.
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What is common to whale, seal and shark?
Seasonal migration
Thick subcutaneous fat
Convergent evolution
Homeothermy
Which of the following example of variation is not important from an evolutionary standpoint?
Genetic differences between individual organisms comprising the population
Inherited difference between individual organisms comprising the population
Both (a) and (b)
Difference due to diet, health, age and accident that have no affect on an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce
Which of the following is NOT considered evidence for evolution?
Fossil records showing gradual changes in organisms over time
Homologous structures like the forelimbs of bats and humans
Similar mating rituals in different species of birds
Embryological similarities in the early stages of development of different vertebrates
The study of fossils is called:
Paleontology
Geology
Anatomy
Ecology
Which statement is incorrect regarding analogous organs?
They have similar functions.
They have different evolutionary origins.
They arise from a common ancestor.
They are a result of convergent evolution.
What is the relationship between the wing of a bird and the wing of a bat?
They are homologous because they represent modified forms of a trait present in a common ancestor (forelimbs)
They are analogous because while each carries out the same function (fight), this trait has arisen independently as a result of convergence
There is no relation between the wings of bird and wings of bat
They both have undergone severe mutation
In the theory of evolution, Lamarck explained
I. internal vital force
II. effect of environment on organisms
III. inheritance of acquired characters
IV. use and disuse of organs
Choose the correct combination
I and II
II and III
I, II and IV
I, II, III and IV
The flippers of penguins and dolphins are examples of:
Homologous organs
Vestigial organs
Analogous organs
Atavism
What’s the difference between natural selection and sexual selection?
Sexual selection occurs during sexual intercourse
Natural selection is a type of sexual selection
Sexual selection is a type of natural selection
Sexual selection occurs within demes
Which of the following animals is not only a living fossil but also considered as connecting link?
Sphenodon
Limulus
Neopilina
Latimeria
