Human appendix, coccyx and nictitating membrane of the eye are..........
a) vestigial organs
b) homologous organs
c) analogous organs
d) embryonic organs
The existing species are the modified descendants of pre-existing one according to…………
a) theory of special creation
b) theory of organic evolution
c) uniformitarianism
d) theory of catastrophism
Using the Hardy-Weinberg principle, which expression represents the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype?
a) p2
b) 2pq
c) q2
d) q
Which one of the following would cause the Hardy-Weinberg principle to be inaccurate?
a) the size of the population is very large
b) individuals mate with one another at random
c) natural selection is present
d) there is no source of new copies of alleles from outside the population
The study of birds is………
a) ornithology
b) ichthyology
c) herpetology
d) entomology
Similarity in characteristics resulting from common ancestry is known as……
a) analogy
b) homology
c) evolutionary relationship
d) phylogeny
