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Single step large mutation that caused the speciation is called saltation.
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OSWAAL PUBLICATION-EVOLUTION-TOPIC :2 EVOLUIONARY THEORIES .ITS MECHANISM AND EVOLUTION OF MAN( VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE TYPE QUESTIONS )
  1. Give an example for adaptive radiation.

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  2. Define saltation?

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  3. Among the five factors that are known to affect Hardy-Weinberg equilib...

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  4. By what latin name the first human-like being, the homonid was known?

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  5. When we say "survival of the fittest", does it mean that (a) Those whi...

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  6. Give a 3-word definition of "organic evolution".

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  7. Name the naturalist who had also come to similar conclusion around the...

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  8. What causes speciation according to Huge De Vries?

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  9. Which is the earliest fossil of prehistoric man?

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  10. Name the common ancestor of great apes and man.

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  11. In what respect did Darwin agree with Lamarck?

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  12. Name the theory of evolution given by Lamarck.

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  13. Give the three key factors of the modern concept of evolution.

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  14. In which areas does the dark melanic species of the peppered mouth abo...

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  15. Which period is called the 'age of reptiles'?

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  16. Mention the immediate ancestors of birds and mammals.

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  17. Name three recent eras of geological time.

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  18. Cite one example of dinosaurs.

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  19. In which era the fossils are scanty.

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  20. What is the probable period of origin of cyanobacteria?

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