1. Find out the mismatched pair
a) Francesco Redi -
Disproved theory of spontaneous generation
b) A I Oparin and J B S
Haldane - Simulated early Earth
c) Stanley Miller and
Harold Urey - Abiotic formation of biological molecules
d) Sydney Fox – Protenoids
2. What properties of RNA
support the hypothesis that it was the first self-replicating molecule in early
evolution?
I. It can transfer amino
acids for protein synthesis
II. It can store and pass
information
III. It can catalyze its
own synthesis
IV. It can form 3D
structures
V. It has catalytic
activity
a) I, III, and V
b) II, III, and IV
c) I, II, and III
d) II, III, and V
3. From the conditions
listed below those that contribute to high risk of species extinction is
I. Long Life Span
II. Low Dispersal Ability
III. High Degree of
Specialization
IV. Low Reproductive
Ability
a) I, II, and III
b) II, III, and IV
c) III, IV, and I
d) All of these
4. The fossil plant
_______ can be seen in all continents and landmasses that were part of the
ancient Gondwana land which is regarded as proof for plate tectonics.
a) Blanzyopteris
b) Glossopteris
c) Barthelopteris
d) Calamites
5. Genetic drift
occurs when a few individuals of a species colonize an island. This
particular phenomenon is known as
a) the bottleneck
effect
b) the founder
effect
c) assortative
mating
d) random mating
6. You are directed to
select the tree having maximum parsimony. Which of the following statements is
correct?
a) All trees are equally
the acceptable hypothesis of evolution and tree 2 is the one with maximum
parsimony
b) All trees are equally
acceptable hypothesis of evolution and tree 4 is the one with maximum parsimony
c) Only tree 4 with
maximum changes are accepted and is having maximum parsimony
d) None of these trees can
be accepted as a hypothesis and tree 4 is having maximum parsimony
7.Darwin’s ideas on
evolution by natural selection was influenced by
a) Meselson and Stahl
b) Watson and Crick
c) Lyell and Malthus
d) Miller and Urey
8. Which of the following
evolutionary processes played an important role in the evolution of the complex
immune system?
a) Reproductive isolation
b) Adaptive
radiation
c) Neutral evolution
d) Co-evolution
9. The patagium of the
Draco is an example for

a) Evolutionary link
between birds and reptiles
b) Convergent
evolution
c) Divergent evolution
d) Evolutionary link
between birds and mammals
10. Consider the following
statements:
Statement 1: An
example for convergent evolution is wings of insects and flying squirrel and
that for divergent evolution is beaks of Darwin’s finches.
Statement 2: Convergent
evolution happens in organisms that are closely related while divergent
evolution is observed in organisms that are not closely related.
a) Both statements are
true
b) Statement 1 alone is
true
c) Statement 2 alone is
true
d) Both statements are false
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Answers:
1. b) A I Oparin and
J B S Haldane - Simulated early Earth
2. d) II, III, and V
3. b) II, III, and IV
4. b) Glossopteris
5. b) the founder
effect
6. a) All trees are
equally the acceptable hypothesis of evolution and tree 2 is the one with
maximum parsimony
7.c) Lyell and
Malthus
8. d) Co-evolution
9. b) Convergent
evolution
10. b) Statement 1
alone is true
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