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11. The richest source of fossils is
(a) basalt
(b) granite
(c) lava
(d) sedimentary rock
12. Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are
(a) taxonomists
(b) palaeobiologists
(c) misologists
(d) systematists
13. Which were dominant in Mesozoic?
(a) Dinosaurs
(b) Gymnosperms
(c) Fishes
(d) Mammals
14. The “Golden age of Reptiles” was
(a) Late Paleozoic
(b) Cenozoic
(c) Mesozoic
(d) Proterozoic
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
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
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
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
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
20. The earliest animal to have been domesticated by man most likely the
(a) horse
(b) pig
(c) dog
(d) cow
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