Multiple Choice Questions

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'Convergent Evolution' is shown by :

  • homologous organs

  • analogous organs

  • vestigial organs

  • above three


B.

analogous organs

Convergent evolution is shown by Analogous organs. It is also known as Adaptive convergence or Parallel Evolution whereas Divergent evolution or Evolutionary divergence or Adaptive radiation are shown by homologous organs.


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Set which includes only analogous organs is :

  • wings of butterfly, housefly and bat

  • hindlegs of horse, grasshopper and bat

  • wings of btterfly and Wingspread of bat and birds

  • mandibles of cockrach, mosquito and honey bee


Mutation is more common when it is present in:

  • dominant condition

  • recessive condition

  • constant in population

  • none of the above


Lymphocytes are formed by :

  • plasma cells

  • mast cells

  • liver cells

  • none of these


On high mountains, difficulty in breathing is due to :

  • decrease in partial pressure of O2

  • decrease in amount of O2

  • increase in CO2 conc

  • all of the above


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e -DNA is formed from m-RNA by which enzyme:

  • restriction endonuclease

  • reverse transcriptase

  • DNA polymerase

  • RNA polymerase


Which is called soluble RNA ?

  • rRNA

  • tRNA

  • mRNA

  • hnRNA


Example of Analogous organs is :

  • wings of bird and insect

  • forelimbs of horse and man

  • teeth of elephant and man

  • none of the above


In DNA, which is absent ?

  • Adenine

  • Guanine

  • Uracil

  • Cytosine


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In DNA, which is absent :

  • Adenine

  • Thymine

  • Guanine

  • Uracil