Poll-20 Zoology

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ZOOLOGY (Z-20)
Syllabus: Evolution (upto human evolution) – II (135 to 142)

Choose the correct answer: 5. Assertion (A) : The surface of the earth was
buzzing with animals belonging to phylum
1. The factor that maintains the gene frequency in a
Arthropoda, Porifera, Cnidaria etc. by 500 mya.
population which is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
is Reason (R) : By 500 mya, invertebrates were
formed and active.
(1) Gene flow (2) Random mating
In the light of above statements, select the correct
(3) Genetic drift (4) Mutation option.
2. How many groups of plants given in the box are (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct
descendants of Tracheophyte ancestors? explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the
Chlorophyte ancestors, Zosterophyllum,
correct explanation of (A).
Rhynia-type plants, Bryophytes
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(1) One (2) Two (4) Both (A) and (R) are false statements.
(3) Three (4) Four 6. Single step large mutation is associated with
which scientist from the given options?
3. Match column-I with column-II and select the
correct option. (1) Hardy (2) Weinberg
(3) de Vries (4) Darwin
7. Read the statements A and B carefully and select
Column-I Column-II the correct option.
a. Neanderthal man (i) 900 cc Statement-A: Even though Darwin had talked of
inheritable factors influencing the phenotype,
b. Homo erectus (ii) 1400 cc Mendel either ignored these observations or kept
silence.
c. Homo habilis (iii) 650-800 cc Statement-B: If the gene pool of a given
population remains constant, then the population
(iv) 300-400 cc is said to be in genetic equilibrium.
(1) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii) (2) a(i), b(ii), c(iii) (1) Both the statements are correct
(2) Both the statements are incorrect
(3) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv) (4) a(ii), b(i), c(iii)
(3) Only statement A is correct
4. Darwinian variations are
(4) Only statement B is correct
(1) Small and directionless
8. Seed ferns have directly evolved from
(2) Large and directional
(1) Progymnosperms
(3) Small and directional
(2) Angiosperms
(4) Large and stochastic
(3) Cycads
(4) Psilophyton
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9. All of the following are applicable to 16. The given list of characteristics are applicable to
Australopithecines, except which of the given organisms?
(1) Not taller than 4 feet (i) About 20 feet height
(2) Existed two mya (ii) Dagger-like teeth
(3) Essentially ate meat
(iii) Is not extant
(4) Hunted with stone weapons
(iv) Is a close relative of crocodiles
10. Choose the incorrect statement from the following.
(1) Homo sapiens arose between 75,000 – (1) Tuataras (2) Coelacanth
10,000 years ago. (3) Tyrannosaurus (4) Ichthyosaurs
(2) Agriculture came around 10,000 years back 17. Founder effect is one of the ramifications of
(3) Dryopithecus was more ape-like. (1) Genetic recombination
(4) The skull of human baby is more like an adult (2) Natural selection
chimpanzee skull than an adult human skull.
(3) Genetic drift
11. Due to continental drift, when South America
(4) Gene migration
joined North America these animals were
overridden by ____ American fauna. 18. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct option.
Select the option that fills the above given blank List-I List-II
correctly.
a. First cellular (i) After the downfall
(1) North (2) South forms appeared of reptiles
(3) East (4) West on earth
12. The frequency of homozygous dominant b. Mammals took (ii) Ramapithecus
individuals in a population is 0.6. Assuming this over the earth
population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what
is the frequency of homozygous recessive c. First human like (iii) 2000 mya
individuals? being
(1) 1 (2) 0.3 (iv) Homo habilis
(3) 0.4 (4) 0.5 (1) a(iii), b(i), c(iv) (2) a(i), b(iii), c(ii)
13. From the options given below, select the correct (3) a(ii), b(iii), c(iv) (4) a(iv), b(ii), c(i)
order of evolution of turtles.
19. Cave painting by pre-historic humans can be seen
(1) Early reptiles  Synapsids  Turtles at
(2) Early reptiles  Sauropsids  Thecodonts  (1) Bhimbetka rock shelter, Madhya Pradesh
Turtles
(2) Shivalik hills, Himachal Pradesh
(3) Early repitiles  Sauropsids  Turtles (3) Dhola Veera, Gujarat
(4) Turtles  Therapsids  Pelycosaurs  Early (4) Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
reptiles
20. A plant fossil was excavated from rocks belonging
14. A population of certain mammals with a white coat to the Permian period. No such plant is found in
were in majority in a population. the living form on this earth.
Over the years the number of individuals with the On further study of this fossil, it was found that its
white coat reduced whereas the individuals with ancestory can be traced to Tracheophyte
black coat increased. Currently the black coat ancestors.
mammals of the population are in majority.
The plant group that this fossil most likely
Which of the following types of natural selection belonged to is
does the above given example exemplify?
(1) Horsetails
(1) Disruptive (2) Stabilising
(2) Ginkgos
(3) Balancing (4) Directional
(2) Bryophytes
15. The first organisms that invaded land were
(4) Arborescent lycopods
(1) Reptiles (2) Mammals
(3) Insects (4) Plants

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