THEORIES OF EVOLUTION

Time: 1.30hrs Marks:60

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. The factor that enriches the gene pool with new modified genes is (a) Somatic Variation (b) Mutation (c) Decrease in chromosomes (d) Increase in cytoplasm

2. The German scientist who segregated germplasm from somatoplasm for the first time was (a) Lamarck (b) Malthus (c) Weismann (d) Hugo de-vries

3. Which one of the following is considered as a raw material for evolution? (a) Ploidy (b) Gene mutation 4. The classical example of polymorphism is (a) Mutation (b) SCID (c) Sickle cell Anemia (d) Huntingtons Chorea (c) Change of Environment (d) Natural Selection

5. The book PHILOSOPHIC ZOOLOGIQUE was published by (a) Charles Darwin (b) August Weisman (c) Mc Dougall (d) Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

6. The book PROCESS OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION to support modern synthetic theory of evolution was provided by (a) Dobzhansky (b) G.L.Stebbins (c) Hardy-Weinberg (d) Hugo de-vries

7. Darwin supported the following concept for evolution (a) Arrival of the fittest (b) Survival of the fittest (c) The Differentiation of Somatoplasm, Germplasm (d) Genetic Recombination

8. In a season, a single female salmon fish can produce about (a) 80 million eggs (b) 10-15 million eggs (c) 28 million eggs (d) 5000-10000 eggs

9. The gene for sickle cell anemia protect the inheritor from (a) Jaundice (b) Malaria (c) Chicken pox. (d) Tuberculosis

10. The relation between Sickle cell anemia and malaria was established by (a) Allison (b) Lamarck (c) Sewall wright (d) Weinberg

II.

Answer any 8 Questions:

8 x 3 = 24

11. Define Bottle neck effect 12. Define gene pool 13. Define germ plasm theory 14. State the theory of inheritance of acquired characters. 15. What is meant by Survival of the fittest? 16. What is gene frequency? 17. What is Hardy-Weinbergs law? 18. Define founder principle. 19. Mention the significance of Neo-Darwinism. 20. What is species? 21. State the law of genetic drift.

III.

Answer any 5 of the following:

5 x 5 = 25

22. Write down the mechanism that prevent interspecific crosses. 23. What are the objections to Darwinism? 24. Write detailed account on population genetics. 25. Explain pre-mating isolation. 26. Describe sewall wright effect. 27. Give an account of different type of species. 28. Describe the polymorphism with an example. 29. What are the condition under which Hardy-weinberg law operates?

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