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 paternal DNA only both maternal and paternal DNA neither by paternal nor by maternal DNA 2. Select the group which shares maximum number of common characters two genera of two families two genera of a family two species of a genus two individuals of a species 3. The two versions of a trait (character) which are brought in by the male and female gametes are situated on any chromosome two different chromosomes copies of the same chromosome sex 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 (ii) (ii) and (iv) (i) and (iv) (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 2 : 1 1 : 3 1 : 1 3 : 1 6. The number of pair (s) of sex chromosomes in the zygote of humans is. Four Two One Three 7. The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by Darwin Mendel 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 feathers are homologous structures in both the organisms birds have evolved from reptiles there is no evolutionary connection between reptiles and birds reptiles have evolved from birds 9. Which of the following stood erect first ? Peking man Cromagnon man Jave man Australopithicus 10. Scientific name of human is – Home neanderthalus Home erectus Home sapiens Home habilis 11. How life might have originated on earth was experimentally shown by None of the above Watson and Crick Urey and Miller Oparin and Haldane 12. Which of these is homozygous recessive ? SS JJ KK SWS 13. How many contrasting pairs of characters of pea plant were studied by Mendel ? Seven Three One Four 14. Wings of an insect and a bird are example of analytic organs analogous organs vestigial organs Homologous organs 15. Which of the following has lowest brain / body ratio ? Chimpanzee Wolf Rat Man 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