Evolution Chapter-Wise Test 9

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Which type of selection favors individuals with extreme traits at both ends of the spectrum?

Stabilizing Selection
Directional Selection
Disruptive Selection
Artificial Selection
3

Disruptive selection favors individuals with extreme traits, leading to a bimodal distribution of traits in a population.

What is the term for the evolutionary relationship between species depicted in a family tree-like diagram?

Phylogeny
Paleontology
Embryology
Taxonomy
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Phylogeny refers to the evolutionary relationship between species, often depicted in a family tree-like diagram.

Which of the following is correct?

Industrial melanism is an example of genetic drift.
Homologous organs arise from convergent evolution.
Coelacanth is an extinct species.
Embryological evidence supports common ancestry.
4

Embryological evidence, such as similar embryonic stages, supports the concept of common ancestry among species.

Which evolutionary event is marked by the extinction of large reptiles and the rise of mammals?

Permian-Triassic Extinction
Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction
Triassic-Jurassic Extinction
Ordovician-Silurian Extinction
2

The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction marked the end of large reptiles (dinosaurs) and the rise of mammals.

Which principle is based on the binomial expansion (p + q)² = 1?

Law of Independent Assortment
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Law of Segregation
Mutation Theory
2

Hardy-Weinberg Principle is based on the binomial expansion (p + q)² = 1, representing allele frequency stability in a population.

Which phenomenon is demonstrated by the development of pesticide resistance in insects?

Artificial Selection
Adaptive Radiation
Anthropogenic Evolution
Genetic Drift
3

Anthropogenic evolution is caused by human activities such as the overuse of pesticides, leading to resistance in insect populations.

Which human ancestor lived in East Africa and is believed to have used tools and fire?

Australopithecus
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Neanderthal Man
3

Homo erectus lived in East Africa, used tools, and was the first to control fire.

Which evolutionary process involves the gradual change of species over time through natural selection?

Saltation
Punctuated Equilibrium
Gradualism
Genetic Drift
3

Gradualism involves the slow and steady change of species over time through natural selection.

Which evolutionary force is demonstrated by the introduction of new alleles due to the movement of individuals between populations?

Mutation
Genetic Drift
Gene Flow
Natural Selection
3

Gene flow involves the introduction of new alleles due to the migration of individuals between populations.

Which species is known as the ‘handy man’ due to its tool-making abilities?

Homo erectus
Neanderthal Man
Homo habilis
Australopithecus
3

Homo habilis, known as the ‘handy man,’ was the first hominid to use stone tools.

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