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Identify the incorrect statement among the following
1) Fore limbs in mammals such as bat, chetha, whale and man is an example of adaptive divergence
2) Malthus stated that the population does not grow exponentially because of limited resourses
3) Hugo de Vries stated that evolution is a directional process
4) Organism with shorter life span evolve faster than the organism with longer life span

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Important Questions on Evolution

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Explain three features of mutation theory.
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Variations caused by mutation, as proposed by Hugo de Vries, are:
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The mode of speciation mediated by geographical isolation is referred as
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During evolution _____ evolved into first amphibians.
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Correct and rewrite the statements by changing the biological term that is underlined in the statement:

The theory of Inheritance of acquired characters was proposed by Watson and Crick.

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The idea of survival of the fittest was proposed by
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The primary gases that were used by Miller in his experiment are
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Descent of man & selection in relation to sex was written by ___.
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Statement I: The existence of deleterious genes within the populations is called genetic load.
Statement II: The changes in the frequency of a gene that occurs merely by chance in small populations is called genetic drift.

The correct option among the following is

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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
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Who proposed the 'theory of natural selection'?
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From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids by mixing the following in a closed flask
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What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Write the equation and name the factors affecting Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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Theory of Biogenesis was proposed by
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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:

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Assertion (A): Founder effect is a type of genetic drift
Reason (R): The change in the frequency of a gene that occurs merely by chance and not by selection, in very large population, is called genetic drift
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According to Hugo de Vries, the mechanism of evolution is
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"Struggle for existence" in the natural selection theory was given by