A: During evolution, pouched mammals of Australia survived.
R: Due to lack of competition from any other mammal due to continental drift.
A: Mesozoic is the era of dinosaurs, but they suddenly disappeared from the earth.
R: Dinosaurs may have changed into birds, or climatic changes killed them.
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A: Mutations are non-directional.
R: Darwin’s small variations are directional.
A: During industrialisation dark-winged or melanised moths were more abundant.
R: They were able to camouflage themselves, hide in the background and survived.
A: Tyrannosaurus rex had fearsome dagger-like teeth.
R: Tyrannosaurus was the largest dinosaur depending upon herbs and shrubs.
A: During evolution, the early time period was without an ozone layer.
R: Ozone layer absorbs U.V. rays to some extent.
A: Theory of biogenesis explains that life arises from pre-existing life.
R: Louis Pasteur finally disapproved of the theory of spontaneous generation of life.
A: India falls under oriental realm out of other biogeographical realms.
R: World is divided into six biogeographical realms.
A: Archaeopteryx had free caudal vertebrae and toothed beak with teeth like reptiles.
R: It is missing the link between reptiles and birds.
A: Placental wolf and Tasmanian wolf (a marsupial) show convergent evolution.
R: Like marsupials, placental mammals in other parts of the world also exhibit adaptive radiation in evolving into varieties of such placental mammals, each of which appears to be similar to a corresponding marsupial.
A: There is 99% homology in the haemoglobin of man and Gorilla.
R: Modern man is a direct descendent of Gorilla.
A: Many countries have banned the use of antibiotics in the cattle feed.
R: Dairymen give antibiotics in the feed to the cattle, and it becomes breeding grounds for the antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A: Lycaenops is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals.
R: In the Permian period there was the origin of mammal-like reptiles.
A: Blood group analysis shows human beings are more closely related to apes than to monkeys.
R: The blood groups A and B are found in apes, but not in monkeys.
A: Due to bottleneck effect, among the survivors, certain alleles may be over-represented, some may be underrepresented, and some alleles may be totally eliminated.
R: The path of extinction of a species cannot be reversed due to bottleneck effect.
A: Spotted cuscus and marsupial mole are examples of marsupial radiation.
R: Both are found in Australian region.
A: Similarities in proteins and genes performing a given function among diverse organisms give clues to common ancestry.
R: All the group of vertebrates arises from the common ancestor with great adaptation capability.
A: Sometimes, some babies have a small tail.
R: This is just a type of mutant variety.
A: Muscles of external ears are fully developed in humans.
R: These muscles help in moving ear pinna in humans.
A: A single large mutation called saltation can produce new species.
R: Mutations are directional.