Which of the following is NOT considered a direct evidence for evolution?
Fossil records
Comparative embryology
Cultural traditions
Molecular biology
Related Questions
Which structure is NOT homologous to the wing of a bird?
Wing of an insect
Arm of a human
Wing of a bat
Foreleg of a horse
Study of fossils is called
Organic evolution
Herpetology
Cytology
Paleontology
Which of the follows have not left any evidence of organic evolution?
Mule
Archaeopteryx
Horse
Eohippus
Which of the following are most suitable indicators of pollution in the environment?
Algae
Fungi
Lichens
Conifers
Although all mammals have some common characters, but they shows conspicuous differences due to
Genetic drift
Convergence
Divergence
Normalisation
Darwin’s finches provide an excellent evidence in favour of organic evolution. These are related to which of the following evidences?
Connecting links
Biogeographical evidence
Embryological evidence
Palaeontological evidence
Which of the following exemplifies a case of convergent evolution, rather than divergent evolution?
Wings of birds and insects
Forelimbs of whales, bats, cheetahs, and humans
Brain structure of bat, man, and cheetah
Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita
Read the statements and choose the option that states all the correct ones.
(i) Vertebrate hearts are example of homologous organs
(ii) Eye of octopus and mammals are analogous
(iii) Darwin's finches are examples of evolution by anthropogenic action
(iv) Evolution of modern man appears to be parallel evolution of human brain and language
(i), (ii) and (iv)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
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 variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are:
small and directional
random and discontinuous
gradual and continuous
predictable and directional
