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What are analogous organs?

Important Questions on Heredity and Evolution

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Write the differences between homologous organs and analogous organs.
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Name the family and the order to which man belongs.
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What are fossils?
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Explain the two methods to estimate the age of fossils.
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If the stages of human evolution are written in descending order according to their cranial capacity, then the correct order obtained is:
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Lamarckism is also called _____(Lamarckian inheritance/theory of evolution by natural selection).

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_____(Wings/Hind limbs/Beak) are vestigial organs in ostrich.

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The ancestral ape from which modern man originated belonged to the order of _____.
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Elimination of some genetic traits from an area due to natural calamities or accidents is called _____.
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The human forelimb and bat’s forelimb are an example of _____ organs whereas an insect’s wing and a bat’s wing are an example of analogous organs.

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The organs which lost their original function through evolution are known as _____ (vestigial organs/analogous organs)
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Flippers of whales and wings of birds are supposed to have originated from of _____. (femur bone/ pentadactyl limbs/ feathers)
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Thorns in cactus and tendrils in pea plants are called _____ (homologous/analogous) organs.
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_____ organs are examples of divergent evolution.
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The scientific name of modern man is _____.
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The scientific name of all human beings is _____.

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_____ is a missing link between reptiles and birds.
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Fossils are usually formed in the _____ rocks.(Sedimentary/Igneous)
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The simplest living organisms on earth are _____.
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The name of the ship in which Darwin undertook his famous voyage is _____(HMS Beagle/ NMS Beagle).