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Define microevolution.

Important Questions on Evolution

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According to Hugo de Vries, the mechanism of evolution is
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Identify the word pair relation and fill the blanks,

Oparin : Theory of chemical evolution : : Hugo de Vries: _____ 

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Based on the given model, make a suitable pair from the following box :
Model Charles Darwin - The theory of natural selection.
(Hugo deVries, Lamarck,
(Chemical evolution theory, Panspermia,)
(Mutation theory, Robert Malthus)
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The bill sizes in a bird species of seed crackers from West Africa shows a bimodal distribution. Their most abundant food sources are two types of marsh plants that produce hard and soft seeds, consumed preferentially by the large and small billed birds, respectively. This bimodal distribution of bill sizes is a likely consequence of
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Explain three features of mutation theory.
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Genetic drift
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Who coined the term ''Mutation''? Explain the origin of new species by Lamark theory.
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In a population of plants, some were extremely tall and the remaining were extremely dwarf. No plants of the population showed intermediate height. The type of operation of natural selection in the above case is
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Explain the three types of natural selection.
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Differentiate between natural selection and artificial selection
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Briefly describe Sewall-Wright effect.
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What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Write the equation and name the factors affecting Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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State the Hardy-Weinberg’s principle. Explain briefly the algebraic equation of p2+2pq+q2 =1 on the basis of principle.
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Bring out the differences between Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism.
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Differentiate between allopatric and sympatric species.
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Variations as proposed by Darwin are
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Who worked on poky strain of Neurospora
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What is non-disjunction?
 
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Unit of evolution is 
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What causes speciation according to Hugo de Vries?