The camel, horse, monkey, whale etc. originated during:
A.Eocene Epoch
B.Oligocene epoch
C.Miocene epoch
D.Pliocene epoch
Category: Organic Evolution Mcqs
Homologous Organs are important in the study of organic evolution because they show:
A.Evidence of origin of life
B.Process of mutation
C.Evidence of divergent evolution
D.Evidence of fossil records
Which of the following is not likely to disappear in the future generations of man:
A.Body hairs
B.Wisdom tooth
C.Ear ossicles
D.Ear muscles
Biogenetic Law states that:
A.Like Begets like
B.Omnis Vivo-Ex-Vivum
C.Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
D.Omnis Cellula-E-Cellulae
Presence of temporary gill pouches in embryos of snakes, birds and mammals suggest that:
A.Embryos need pouches for breathing
B.Lungs evolved in these animals from gill pouches
C.Ancestors of these animals had gill pouches
D.Medium in which these embryos develop resemble oxygen rich water
Which are the examples of vestigials organs in man:
A.Coceyx
B.Plica semilunaris
C.Muscles of pinnae
D.All of these
Which of the following do not have any relation with the process of organic evolution:
A.Organs once develop and used but presently not in use
B.Organs having similar origin but similar or dissimilar in function
C.Organs having similar function but dissimilar origin
D.Organs having different origin and different function
Which of the following are not Fossil forming processes:
A.Petrifaction
B.Moulding
C.Imprinting
D.Waxing
Homology and Analogy refer to:
A.Study of organs similar in origin
B.Study of organs similar in function
C.Studies of organs similar in origin and similar in function respectively
D.None of these
The Analogous Organs exhibit:
A.Evidence of divergent evolution
B.Evidence of convergent evolution
C.Both (a) & (b)
D.None of these
