Test-MCQ Class 10-NCERT -Science-Chapter 9-Test-3 Chapter 9: Heredity and Evolution Multiple Choice Questions No of Questions : 15 Marks: 15 Please enter your email: 1. A trait in an organism is influenced by maternal DNA only neither by paternal nor by maternal DNA paternal DNA only both maternal and paternal DNA 2. Select the group which shares maximum number of common characters two genera of two families two species of a genus two individuals of a species two genera of a family 3. The two versions of a trait (character) which are brought in by the male and female gametes are situated on copies of the same chromosome any chromosome sex chromosomes two different chromosomes 4. Select the statements that describe characteristics of genes (i) genes are specific sequence of bases in a DNA molecule (ii) a gene does not code for proteins (iii) in individuals of a given species, a specific gene is located on a particular chromosome (iv) each chromosome has only one gene (i) and (iv) (ii) and (iv) (i) and (ii) (i) and (iii) 5. In peas, a pure tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (tt). The ratio of pure tall plants to short plants in F2 is 3 : 1 1 : 3 2 : 1 1 : 1 6. The number of pair (s) of sex chromosomes in the zygote of humans is. Four Three Two One 7. The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by Mendel Darwin Lamarck Morgan 8. Some dinosaurs had feathers although they could not fly but birds have feathers that help them to fly. In the context of evolution this means that reptiles have evolved from birds there is no evolutionary connection between reptiles and birds feathers are homologous structures in both the organisms birds have evolved from reptiles 9. Which of the following stood erect first ? Peking man Jave man Cromagnon man Australopithicus 10. Scientific name of human is – Home sapiens Home habilis Home neanderthalus Home erectus 11. How life might have originated on earth was experimentally shown by None of the above Urey and Miller Watson and Crick Oparin and Haldane 12. Which of these is homozygous recessive ? SWS SS KK JJ 13. How many contrasting pairs of characters of pea plant were studied by Mendel ? One Four Seven Three 14. Wings of an insect and a bird are example of Homologous organs analogous organs vestigial organs analytic organs 15. Which of the following has lowest brain / body ratio ? Chimpanzee Rat Man Wolf Please Enter Your Name, School Name & Class in the given below box and submit: ( results will be shown after submit within few moments on same page ) Loading … Question 1 of 16