NEET Biology: Evolution Practice Questions

15 questions with answers and step-by-step solutions. Tap any question to see the full worked solution.

Q1.
$The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce is known as what?$
Easy
Q2.
$Which of the following is an example of homologous organs?$
Easy
Q3.
$The theory of chemical evolution of life was proposed by whom?$
Easy
Q4.
$Which of the following is considered a vestigial organ in humans?$
Easy
Q5.
$Which of the following provides evidence for evolution by showing the existence of extinct organisms?$
Easy
Q6.
$Which of the following sets of structures represents an example of convergent evolution?$
Medium
Q7.
$In a population of 1000 individuals, 360 are homozygous dominant for a trait, 480 are heterozygous, and 160 are homozygous recessive. What is the frequency of t$
Medium
Q8.
$According to the Hardy-Weinberg principle, which factor would cause a change in allele frequencies in a population?$
Medium
Q9.
$Which of the following best describes the concept of adaptive radiation?$
Medium
Q10.
$If the frequency of a recessive phenotype in a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is 0.09, what is the frequency of the heterozygous genotype?$
Medium
Q11.
$In a population of 1000 individuals, the frequency of a recessive allele 'a' is 0.4. Assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the expected number of heteroz$
Hard
Q12.
$According to the neutral theory of molecular evolution, what is the primary driver of genetic variation within a species?$
Hard
Q13.
$Which evolutionary mechanism is most likely to reduce genetic variation between two isolated populations?$
Hard
Q14.
$I f t h e m u t a t i o n r a t e p er l oc u s p er g e n er a t i o ni s 1 0^{-} 5 an d t h e p o p u l a t i o n s i z e i s 1 0^{6}, w ha t i s t h ee x p ec t e d n u mb er o f n e w m u t a t i o n s p er g e n er a t i o nin t h ee n t i r$
Hard
Q15.
$Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of disruptive selection in a population?$
Hard

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