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 phylogeny genetics palaeontology embryology 3. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between reptiles and birds birds and insects reptiles and aquatic animals birds and dinosaurs 4. For palaeontological studies a scientist will gather the evidences from study of homology All of the given study of analogy fossils 5. In evolutionary terms, we have more in common with a Chinese school boy a chimpanzee 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? None of the any Analogous organs Paralogous organs Homologous organs 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 II II, III and IV I, II and III I and III 8. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to variation? Change in genetic composition results in variation. Variation is minimum in asexual reproduction. All variations in a species have equal chance of survival Selection of variants by environmental factors forms the basis of evolutionary processes. 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. Each chromosome has only one gene. A gene does not code for proteins. 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 wrinkled and green round and green wrinkled and yellow round 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