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The key concept of darwinian theory of evolution is

A

branching descent

B

natural selection

C

Both (a) and (b)

D

None of these

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ARIHANT NEET-THEORIES OF EVOLUTION-Chapter exercise A (Taking it together (Assorted Questions of the chapter for advanced Level Practice))
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  2. de Vries believed mutation caused speciation and, hence called it

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  3. The key concept of darwinian theory of evolution is

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  4. Alfred Wallace was a naturalist from

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  5. When was Darwin's 'Origin of Species' published?

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  6. The scientist, who first stressed on adaptation as a means of evolutio...

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  7. Darwin raised several types of .....through artifical selection

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  8. According to Lamarck, evolution is towards

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  9. The name Galapagos islands has been given on the basis of occurrence o...

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  10. Forthcoming generation will be less adaptive than the present generati...

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  11. Theory of pangenesis is connected with

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  12. The concept of mechanism of origin of variations was suggested by

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  13. What is Lamarck credited with?

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  14. According to neo-darwinism, natural selection operates through

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  15. According to neo-darwinism, variations which are the raw material of e...

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  16. Natural selection is based on

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  17. In which type of evolution similar sequences of morphological modifica...

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  18. On an average, each femal of species X leaves 10 female offsprings in ...

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  19. According to Charles Darwin, evolution is

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  20. Which of the following described the process of natural selection?

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