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Convergent Evolution' is shown by

  • homologous organs

  • analogous organs

  • vestigial organs

  • all of the above


B.

analogous organs

Convergent evolution or adaptive convergence or parallel evolution is shown by analogous organs, whereas divergent evolution or evolutionary divergence or adaptive radiation are shown by homologous organs.


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Which of the following statements is correct

  • Lion and leopard show convergent evolution.

  • Cryptic camouflage is seen in Biston betularia

  • Natural selection is responsible for extinction of dinosaurs.

  • Homo habilis and Homo erectus are closely related.


Analogous structures are a result of

  • convergent evolution

  • shared ancestry

  • stabilising selection

  • stabilising selection

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Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird?

  • Wing of a moth

  • Hind limb of a rabbit

  • Flipper of whale

  • Flipper of whale

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Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life

I. The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were non-green and presumably anaerobes.
II. The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophs that never released oxygen.

Of the above statement which one of the following options is correct?

  • II is correct but I is false

  • Both I and II are correct

  • Both I and II are false

  • Both I and II are false

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The process by which organisms with different evolutionary history evolve similar to a common environmental challenge is called 

  • natural selection

  • convergent evolution

  • non-random evolution

  • non-random evolution

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The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by

  • random mating

  • lack of migration

  • lack of mutations

  • lack of mutations

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According to Darwin, the organic evolution is due to

  • intraspecific competition

  • interspecific competition

  • competition within closely related species

  • competition within closely related species

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Select the wrong statement:

  • the viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowski

  • W.M. Stanley showed that viruses could be crystallized

  • The term 'contagium vivum fluidum' was conined by M.W. Beijerinek

  • The term 'contagium vivum fluidum' was conined by M.W. Beijerinek

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The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are:

  • homologous structures and represent divergent evolution

  • analogous structures and represent convergent evolution

  • phylogenetic structures and represent divergent evolution

  • phylogenetic structures and represent divergent evolution

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