Test-MCQ Class 10-NCERT -Science-Chapter 9-Test-1 Chapter 9: Heredity and Evolution Multiple Choice Questions No of Questions : 10 Marks: 10 Please enter your email: 1. An example of homologous organs is All of the given our arm and a dog’s foreleg our teeth and an elephant’s tusks potato and runners of grass 2. The science, which deals with study of heredity and variations is called palaeontology embryology phylogeny genetics 3. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between reptiles and birds reptiles and aquatic animals birds and dinosaurs birds and insects 4. For palaeontological studies a scientist will gather the evidences from All of the given study of homology fossils study of analogy 5. In evolutionary terms, we have more in common with a chimpanzee a Chinese school boy a spider a bacterium 6. Aditya was observing some organisms in lab and tried to compare them. The presence of which organs will confirm to him that they share evolutionary history? Analogous organs Homologous organs Paralogous organs None of the any 7. New species may be formed if I. DNA undergoes significant changes in germ cells. . II. chromosome number changes in the gamete. III. there is no change in the genetic material. IV. mating does not take place. I and III II, III and IV I and II I, II and III 8. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to variation? Change in genetic composition results in variation. All variations in a species have equal chance of survival Selection of variants by environmental factors forms the basis of evolutionary processes. Variation is minimum in asexual reproduction. 9. Select the statement that describes characteristics of genes. . In individuals of a given species, a specific gene is located on a particular chromosome. Genes are specific sequence of bases in a DNA molecule. A gene does not code for proteins. Each chromosome has only one gene. 10. If a round, green seeded pea plant (RRyy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea plant (rrYY), the seeds produced in F1 – generation will be round and green wrinkled and green round and yellow wrinkled and yellow Please Enter Your Name, School Name & Class in the given below box and submit: ( results will be shown on this page within few moments after submit ) Loading … Question 1 of 11