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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
From Lamarck s theory, giraffes have long necks because ______ |
| A. | nature selected long trees |
| B. | humans preferred only long-necked ones |
| C. | of the sudden change of short to long necks |
| D. | stretching of necks over many years by short-necked ones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which among the following are not included in the concept of inheritance of acquired characters? |
| A. | Melanism in the peppered moth |
| B. | Absence of limbs in snakes |
| C. | The long neck of giraffes |
| D. | Retractile claws of carnivorous animals |
| Answer» B. Absence of limbs in snakes | |
| 3. |
During biological evolution, the first living organisms were _______ |
| A. | Autotrophs |
| B. | Heterotrophs |
| C. | Bacteria |
| D. | Mycoplasma |
| Answer» C. Bacteria | |
| 4. |
Fitness is the end result to get adapted and get selected by nature. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. |
Which of the following were not among the basic concepts of Lamarckism? |
| A. | Internal vital forces |
| B. | Use and disuse of organs |
| C. | Struggle for existence |
| D. | Inheritance of acquired characters |
| Answer» D. Inheritance of acquired characters | |
| 6. |
Lamarck used _______ as examples of use and disuse theory. |
| A. | Giraffes |
| B. | Elephants |
| C. | Ostriches |
| D. | Lions |
| Answer» B. Elephants | |
| 7. |
Use and disuse theory was given by _______ to prove biological evolution. |
| A. | Ernst Haeckel |
| B. | Louis Pasteur |
| C. | Charles Darwin |
| D. | Lamarck |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Lamarck was a _______ naturalist. |
| A. | French |
| B. | German |
| C. | England |
| D. | Latin |
| Answer» B. German | |
| 9. |
The two key concepts branching descent and natural selection belong to ______ theory of evolution. |
| A. | Mendel |
| B. | Darwinian |
| C. | Lamarck |
| D. | Miller |
| Answer» C. Lamarck | |
| 10. |
Who is the author of the book The Principle of population ? |
| A. | Thomas Malthus |
| B. | Charles Darwin |
| C. | Hugo de Vries |
| D. | Thomas Mathew |
| Answer» B. Charles Darwin | |