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About 200 million years ago some land reptiles went back into water to evolve into fish-like reptiles, these were
 

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Important Questions on Evolution

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Which one of the following are analogous structures?
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Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird?
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The ________ theory attempts to explain to us the origin of the universe.
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Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of
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A researcher found petrified dinosaur faeces. Which one of the following is unlikely to be found in this fossil?
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Embryological support for evolution was disapproved by
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The wings of a bird and the wings of an insect are:
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Statement I: Organs which have similar structure and origin but perform different functions are called analogous organs.
Statement II : The sudden appearance of some vestigial organs in a better developed condition is called atavism

The correct option among the following is

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Anthropocene refers to the geological age during which
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Match the following
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A The golden age of reptiles I Carboniferous period
B Age of amphibians II Cenozoic era
C The golden age of fishes III Mesozoic era
D Age of mammals IV Devonian period
    V Silurian period

The correct match is

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Embryological support for evolution was proposed by:
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 Study the following table

S.No. Group Ancestors Evolved in
I Pisces Osteolepids Silurian period
II Amphibia Osteolepids Devonian period
III Reptilia Labyrinthodonts Jurassic period
IV Aves Therapsids Carboniferous period
V Mammalia Therapsids Triassic period
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The phenomenon of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and spreading to other habitats is called:
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Organic compounds first evolved in earth required for origin of life were :
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Convergent evolution is illustrated by ___.
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In Africa, two distinct types of Rhinoceros are found. One is grazing which lives in open land and second is a browsing type which lives in wooded areas. It is which type of adaptive radiation?
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Seymouria represents the evolutionary biological link between the following organisms
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Analogous structures are a result of:
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Match the following

  Set-I   Set-II
(A) Cyanognathus (I) Reptiles & birds
(B) Archaeopteryx (II) Amphibians & reptiles
(C) Seymouria (III) Reptiles & mammals
(D) Eusthenopteron (IV) Protochordates & fishes
    (V) Fishes & amphibians

The correct match is

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Which among the following was the biggest land dinosaur?