MCQs – Evolution

1. The word ________ refers to the gradual development of something.

• Ecology
• Evolution
• none of them

2. Organic evolution refers to the evolution of ________.

• Plants
• Animals
• Both of them
• None of them

3. Zimmermann said that evolution is the transformation of ________

• Existence and habit
• Form and mode of existence
• Food habit and living ways
• None of them

4. “Evolution is the descent with modification” the statement is given by

• Aristotle
• Darwin
• Lamarck
• De vries

5. There are ________ different concepts regarding evolution.

• 2
• 3
• 5
• 8

6. The advocate of theory of special creation was ________

• Darwin
• Lamarck
• De Vries
• Suarez

7. “God created all animals and plants this is the statement of ________

• Darwin’s theory
• Theory of special creation
• Theory of natural selection
• All of the above

8. The main concept of the theory of natural selection is that ________.

• The fittest will survive
• With most adaptations will survive
• Most competitive will survive
• All of the above

9. According to organic evolution the earth is

• Evolved not created
• Created not evolved
• Either A or B
• None of them

10. It is believed that the life may have begun in on

• Land
• Ponds
• Deep under water
• Normally as it is today

11. The theory of inheritance of acquired characters was given by

• Lamarck
• Darwin
• Weismann
• None of them

12. Lamarck was a ________.

• French chemist
• German biologist
• French zoologist
• English botanist

13. The pioneer evolutionist of the pre-Darwin period was

• Weismann
• De Vries
• Lamarck
• None of them

14. Lamarck published his theory in his book ________

• Philosophy anamalia
• Philosophy zoologique
• Philosophy botany
• Philosophy of life

15. Lamarck gave his theory in ________

• 1805
• 1806
• 1808
• 1809

16. The basic principle of Lamarck’s theory was

• Development of new characters
• Use of disuse of organs
• BOTH
• none

17. Lamarck stated that organisms develop changes due to

• Effects of environment
• Mode of nutrition
• Mode of living
• None of them

18. According to Lamarck’s theory the organ which is used more would ________.

• Disintegrate
• Replenish
• Develop
• Remain unchanged

19. Lamarck believed that the changes made due to the use and disuse of organs would ________

• Last only in that generation
• last generation after generation
• do not last at all
• May be A or B

20. Lamarck believed that Giraffe has long neck because ________.

• It had to stretch it to get food
• It was born like that
• It was due to a mutation
• All of the above

21. Snakes donor have limbs because

• It had to slide on its belly
• It wanted to escape attacks
• It could move through fishers
• All of the above

22. Most objects to Lamarck’s theory was raised on the point of

• Effects of environment
• Use and disuse of organs
• Inheritance of acquired characters
• All of the above

23. Mutations as a result of accidents or diseases are

• Inherited
• Non-inherited
• May be A or B
• All of them

24. The greatest set back to Lamarck theory was ________ which came right after his theory.

• Weismann’s theory
• Darwin’s theory
• Aristotle’s concept
• None of them

25. Weismann’s theory is also called ________

• Somatic cell theory
• Germination continuity theory
• Germ cell theory
• All of them

26. According to Weismann the changes acquired by an organism can only be transmitted to the next generation through ________.

• Somatic cells
• Any cell of the body
• Germ cells
• Special cells

27. Weismann performed his experiments on ________

• Mice
• Cats
• pigeons
• All of them

28. The theory of Natural Selection was given by ________

• Lamarck
• Weismann
• Darwin
• None of them

29. Darwin gave his theory in his book called ________

• The evolution if species
• The origin of species
• The life of species
• None of them

30. The theory of natural selection is also called ________

• The theory of organic evolution
• Lamarckism
• Theory of struggle for existence
• None of them

31. A single cord fish lays ________ eggs per season.

• 5 million
• 5 to 7 million
• 6 million
• 7 million

32. A house fly lays about ________ eggs six times a summer.

• 120
• 320
• 450
• 1000

33. A rabbit breeds a age of ________ years.

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

34. One of the slowest breeder is ________.

• Elephant
• Rhinosaurous
• Dinosaurous
• All of them

35. It is clear that if the normal growing rates of the organisms were to exist soon.

• The land would stay in normal condition
• The land would become beautiful
• Soon a single specie would occupy all the space of land
• All of the above

36. A logical result of over reproduction is the ________.

• Competition for food
• Organisms living in piece
• Both of them
• None of them

37. The struggle between the organisms of same species is called ________.

• Interspecific struggle
• Intraspecific struggle
• Environmental struggle
• None of them

38. The struggle between organisms of different species is called ________.

• Intraspecific struggle
• Interspecific struggle
• Environmental struggle
• All of the above

39. The struggle between organisms of different species is called ________.

• Intraspecific struggle
• Interspecific struggle
• Environmental struggle
• None of the above

40. Natural selection is also called ________.

• Darwin’s theory
• Survival of fittest
• Lamarckism
• A and B