Organic Evolution

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Organic Evolution: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Organic Evolution,Mechanism of Evolution,Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection etc.

Important Questions on Organic Evolution

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"The ‘fitness’ of a population helps in evolution." The statement was given by:

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Gene pool is referred to

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What are the different isolating mechanisms of population?

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What is isolating mechanism of population?

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What is meant by isolated in population?

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What is the main idea of the origin of species?

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What is Darwin's theory of the origin of species?

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On the Origin of Species was written by __________.

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Which of the following is not included in the Modern synthetic theory of evolution?

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The evolution of long-necked giraffes is supported by Darwin's mechanism of evolution based on:

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"Survival of the fittest" supports the theory of natural selection.

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Name of the scientist who concluded that “the species produce more offsprings than can survive” was _____ (Charles Darwin/Malthus).

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During industrial revolution, killing off which organism that grows on the trees turned the tree trunks black?

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According to this theory called Neo-Darwinism, the origin of species is based on which of the following processes?

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In 1859, Charles Darwin published his observations and conclusions in a book name as Origin of Genus.

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What is the genus name of the insects in which first industrial melanism takes place?

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Industrial melanism is first observed in_____(peppered/adult) moths.

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The mode of speciation mediated by geographical isolation is referred as

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p2+2pq+q2="X"

In the above Hardy-Weinberg Equation "X" represents_____.

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Hardy-Weinberg's principle states that gene (allele or genotype) frequencies remain the same from generation to generation unless disturbed by factors like mutation, non-random mating, genetic drift, etc.