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Name the evolutionary species of man with a brain capacity of around 900 c.c. (Write the scientific name).

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Important Questions on Evolution

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Which of the following human ancestor is more ‘ape’ like?
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Write the names of the following :

A 15 mya primate that was ape-like.

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Where were the bones of jaws and teeth of Ramapithecus found?
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Which one of the following are analogous structures?
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The brain capacity of Homo erectus was
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Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) refers to:
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Given below are two stages in the evolution of man.

Study them and answer the questions that follow:

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(i) Identify Australopithecus and Neanderthal man from the above pictures.

(ii) Mention two characteristic features each for the two stages.

(iii) Who proposed the theory of ‘Natural Selection'?

(iv) Name the organism used as an example to explain ‘Industrial Melanism’.

(v) Give two examples of Vestigial organs in humans.

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Study the following statements
I) Gene that codes for the synthesis of dystrophin is the largest human gene
II) Chromosome 21 contains the highest number of genes
III Endonucleases are used to cut the DNA at specific region
IV) Whole hereditary information encoded in DNA of an organism is called genome

Among the above identify the correct statements

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Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?
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Which fossil is considered as connecting link between ape and man?
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Convergent evolution is illustrated by ___.
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The brain capacities of Homo erectus were _____
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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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Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird?
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Statement (S): Less than 2% of the human genome encodes for functional units called 'proteins'.

Reason (R): The majority of the human genome is regulatory in nature.

Which of the following is true?

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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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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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Write the names of the following:

A 2 mya primate that lived in East African grasslands.

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Give two features of Homo erectus.
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A Hominid fossil discovered in Java in 1891, now extinct, having cranial capacity of about 900cc was: