EASY
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According to the "Theory of special creation":

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Important Questions on Evolution

MEDIUM
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 statements which one of the following options is correct?
EASY
Explain the concept of ‘struggle for existence’.
HARD
Explain the evolution of long neck of giraffe according to Charles Darwin.
MEDIUM

Assertion (A): There is a sufficient reason to believe that first cells on the planet lived in an atmosphere lacking oxygen.
Reason (R): Thus even all living organisms retain the enzymatic mechanism to completely oxidise glucose without the help of oxygen. 

The correct option among the following is:

HARD

Give one significant contribution of the following scientist.

Wallace

MEDIUM
Which theory states, "Life arises from pre-existing organisms"?
EASY
Who proposed that the first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules?
EASY
Mention two assumptions of oparin and Haldane with reference to 'origin of Life'.
HARD
Write briefly the chemical origin of life on earth.
HARD
What is the modern synthetic theory of evolution? Explain.
MEDIUM

The main concepts of two theories regarding the origin of life on earth are given. Arrange them in the following table. Write the name of theories as title.

(i) Life has originated in some other planet in the universe,
(ii)Changes occurred in the chemical substances in water, under specific conditions of the earth.
(iii) Organic substances identified in meteors supports this theory,
(iv) Life originated in the Ocean.

A B
   
   

 

EASY
What is the theory of spontaneous generation? Name the scientist who dismissed it.
MEDIUM
What is reproductive fitness? Explain it with the help of an example.
EASY
After about how many years of formation of earth, life appeared on this planet?
HARD
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the origin of life?
(i) Formation of protobionts
(ii) Synthesis of organic monomers
(iii) Synthesis of organic polymers
(iv) Formation of DNA-based genetic systems