Heredity and Evolution Practice Paper

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Practice Paper: Heredity and Evolution

Marks: 20

Q1.

Choose the correct option:

(5)

 

 

 

1.

Father of modern genetics is __________

A) Johann Gregor Mendel 

B) Hugo de Vries

C) Walter and Sutton

D) Francois Jacob and Jack Monad

 

 

2.

The process of making proteins using mRNA is called as ________

A) Transcription          B) Translation

C) Replication             D) None of the above  

 

 

3.

Among the list of following organs, which organ is an example of vestigial organ

A) Heart          B) Appendix

C) Liver          D) Lungs

 

 

4.

The theory of inheritance of acquired characters was given by _______

A) Darwin                           B) Hugo de Vries

C) Walter and Sutton          D) Lamarck

 

 

5.

__________ is the group of organisms that can produce fertile individuals through natural reproduction.

A) Species                     B) Viruses

C) Chromosomes          D) Embryo

 

 

 

Q2.

Answer the following questions.

(3)

1.

Define Heredity.

 

2.

Define Transcription.

 

3.

Define Evolution.

 

 

Q3.

Attempt the following question.

(12)

1.
Explain the following evidences of evolution
a) Morphological Evidence
b) Anatomical Evidence

 

2.

Write a short note on Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection

 

3.

Write a note on Human Evolution

 

4.

What are Vestigial organs? What do you mean by Connecting Links?

 

 

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