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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
Statement II : The sudden appearance of some vestigial organs in a better developed condition is called atavism
(a)Statement and statement are correct
(b)Statement and statement are false
(c)Statement is correct. Statement is false
(d)Statement is false. Statement is correct

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Important Questions on Organic Evolution
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Seymouria represents the evolutionary biological link between the following organisms

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Which one of the following factors is not included in the 'Modern Synthetic theory' of evolution?

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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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The survivors of original population from natural calamities might be genetically different from their ancestors. This kind of evolutionary force is known as

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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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Match the following
LIST-I | LIST-II | ||
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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Study the following and pick up the correct combinations:
S.NO | List -1 | List-2 | List -3 |
I. | Anagenesis | Divergent evolution | One species diverges into two or more species |
II. | Cladogenesis | Phyletic evolution | Evolution of a new species in single lineage |
III. | Gradualism | Charles Lyell | Earth has changed slowly through ages |
IV. | Biogenesis | Louis Pasteur | Living organisms originate from preexisting forms |

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Who is the 'Cro-Magnon man'?
