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11. The richest source of fossils is

(a) basalt

(b) granite

(c) lava

(d) sedimentary rock

Ans . D

12. Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are

(a) taxonomists

(b) palaeobiologists

(c) misologists

(d) systematists

Ans . B

13. Which were dominant in Mesozoic?

(a) Dinosaurs

(b) Gymnosperms

(c) Fishes

(d) Mammals

Ans . A

14. The “Golden age of Reptiles” was

(a) Late Paleozoic

(b) Cenozoic

(c) Mesozoic

(d) Proterozoic

Ans . C

15. The fossil remains of Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between

(a) amphibians

(b) reptiles and birds

(c) fish and amphibians

(d) reptiles and mammals

Ans . A

16. Which of the following set is the evidence of evolution?

(a) Homologous and vestigial organs

(b) Analogous and vestigial organs

(c) Homologous and analogous organs

(d) All of the above

Ans . A

17. Of the following anatomical structures, which is homologous to the wing of a bat?

(a) The arm of a human

(b) The wing of a butterfly

(c) The tail of a fish

(d) The dorsal fin of a shark

Ans . A

18. Which one of the following sets of structures includes only analogous organs?

(a) Wings of butterfly, housefly and bat

(b) Hind legs of horse

(c) Hands of man, monkey and kangaroo

(d) Mandibles of cockroach, mosquito and honeybee

Ans . A

19. Which of the following set represents all vestigial structures in the human body?

(a) Vermiform appendix, body hair and cochlea

(b) Wisdom teeth, coccyx and patella

(c) Coccyx, vermiform appendix and muscles of ear pinna

(d) Body hair, muscles of ear pinna and atlas vertebra

Ans . C

20. The earliest animal to have been domesticated by man most likely the

(a) horse

(b) pig

(c) dog

(d) cow

Ans . C

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