1.
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
2.
A cross between a tall plant (TT) and short pea plant (tt) resulted in progeny that were all tall plants because:
3.
Exchange of genetic material takes place in:
4.
If a round, green seeded pea plant (RR yy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea plant, (rr YY) the seeds produced in F1 generation are:
5.
A zygote which has an X-chromosome inherited from the father will develop into a
6.
Some dinosaurs had feathers although they could not fly but birds have feathers that help them to fly. In the context of evolution this means that:
7.
Select the correct statement.
8.
A trait in an organisms is influenced by:
9.
In human males all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/These unpaired chromosome is/are: (i) Large chromosome (ii) Small chromosome (iii) Y-chromosome (iv) X-chromosome
10.
The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by:
11.
The two versions of a trait (character) which are brought in by the male and female gametes are situated on:
12.
If the fossil of an organism is found in the deeper layers of earth, then we can predict that:
13.
The maleness of a child is determined by:
14.
The number of pairs(s) of sex chromosomes in the zygote of human is:
15.
Select the incorrect statement:
16.
From the list given below, select the character which can be acquired but not inherited:
17.
In peas a pure tall plants (TT) is crossed with a short plant (tt). The ratio of pure tall plants to short plant in F2 is
18.
A basket of vegetables contains carrot, potato, radish and tomato. Which of them represent the correct homologous structures?
19.
According to the evolutionary theory, formation of a new species is generally due to:
20.
Two pea plants one with round green seeds (RRyy) and another with wrinkled yellow (rrYY) seeds produce F1 progeny that have round, yellow (RrYy) seeds. When F_{1} plants are selfed, the progeny will have new combination from the following: F2 (i) Round, yellow (ii) Round, green (iii) Wrinkled, yellow (iv) Wrinkled, green
21.
Select the statements that describe characteristics of genes: (i) genes are specific sequence of bases in a DNA molecule (ii) a gene does not code for proteins (iii) in individuals of a given species, a specific gene is located on a particular chromosome (iv) each chromosome has only one gene
22.
New species may be formed if: (i) DNA undergoes significant changes in germ cells. (ii) Chromosome number changes in the gamete (iii) There is no change in the genetic material (iv) mating does not take place
23.
Two pink coloured flowers on crossing resulted in 1 red, 2 pink and 1 white flower progeny. The nature of the cross will be:
24.
Select the group which shares maximum number of Common characters:
25.
Which of the following statements is not true with respect to variation?
