Evidences of Evolution
Evidences of Evolution: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Evidence of Evolution, Homologous Organs, Analogous Organs, Methods of Tracing Evolutionary Relationships, Fossils, Ammonite Fossils, Trilobite Fossils, Dinosaur Fossils, Evolution of Wild Cabbage & Molecular Phylogeny etc.
Important Questions on Evidences of Evolution
Select the set of analogous organs from the following:-

Some dinosaurs had feathers, although they couldn’t fly but birds have feathers that help them to fly. In the context of evolution this means:

The wings of house fly and the wings of a sparrow are an example of:

Organs that look different and perform different functions but have a similar basic structure and origin is called:

Match the following
Column A | Column B |
(i) Homologous organs | (a) Caudal vertebrae and vermiform appendix |
(ii) Vestigial organ | (b) A forelimb of a cat and a bat’s wing |
(iii) Paleontogy | (c) An arthropod |
(iv) Trilobite | (d) Fossil evidence |

Which one of the following animals exhibits connecting link evolution?

Which one of the following evolutionists proposed the theory of evolution similar to Charles Darwin’s?

Which of the following is an example of missing
link?

Biogenetic law was propounded by

Presence of gill slits in the embryo of all vertebrates supports the theory of

The essence of Haeckel’s recapitulation theory is

Which of the following is an example of analogy?

Which one of the following sets of structures includes only analogous organs?


Of the following anatomical structures, which is homologous to the wing of a bat?


Which of the following set is the evidence of evolution?

Palaeontological evidence in favour of organic evolution is beautifully illustrated by

The “Golden age of Reptiles” was

The crossing of a homozygous tall plant with a dwarf would yield F, plants in the ratio of
