Which one of the following is vestigeal organ of human from Biol

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251.

Which of the following as a living fossil 

  •  Pinus 

  • Gnetum

  • Ginkgo 

  • Riccia


252.

Which one is not correct?

  • Human - Ureotelic

  • Birds - Uricotelic

  • Lizards - Uricotelic

  • Whale - Ammonotelic


253.

Dinosaurs become extinct in

  • Permian age

  • Triassic period

  • Jurassic period

  • Cretaceous period


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254.

Which one of the following is vestigeal organ of human

  • Hair

  • Intestine

  • Wisdom teeth

  • Muscle of glottis


C.

Wisdom teeth

Vestigeal organs are present in reduced form and are of no use to the animal in which they are present. Man has 180 vestigeal organs. e.g., nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, wisdom tooth, muscle of pinna and forhead, mammary glands in male etc.


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255.

Stanley Miller performed an experiment to prove the origin of life. They took gases NH3 and H2 along with

  • Nand H2O

  • H2O and CH4

  • CH4 and N2

  • CO2 and NH3


256.

The first animal domesticated by primitive man was

  • dog

  • horse

  • cat

  • cow


257.

Documented microfossils have been found that are as old as

  • 2.5 billion years

  • 1.5 billion years

  • 3.5 billion years

  • 2.5 million years


258.

The correct sequence for the formation of chemicals on the primitive earth is

  • NH3, protein, carbohydrate and nucleic acid

  • NH3, water, nucleic acids and proteins

  • NH3, nucleic acids, protein and carbohydrate

  • protein, carbohydrate, water and nucleic acids


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259.

Which of the following evidences does not favour the Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters

  • Absence of limbs in snakes

  • Melanisation in peppered moth

  • Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds

  • Lack of pigment in cave-dwelling animals


260.

Keystone species deserve protection because these

  • are capable of surviving in harsh environmental conditions

  • indicate presence of certain minerals in the soil

  • have become rare due to overexploitation

  • play an important role in supporting other species.


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