Science : Ch 09 – Heredity and Evolution

This test is designed based on NCERT Syllabus for Class 10 Topics : Heredity and Evolution

Each time random 15 questions will be displaced
So retake the quiz till you have mastered all the questions

1 / 15

Assertion (A) : Acquired traits cannot be passed from one generation to next generation. Reason (R) : Inaccuracy during DNA copying of acquired trait is minimum.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

2 / 15

Assertion (A) : Inheritance from the previous generation provides subtle changes in body design for the next generation. Reason (R) : Greater diversity will be generated if asexual reproduction is involved.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

3 / 15

Laws of inheritance were proposed by

Isaac Newton

Mendel

Thomas Edison

None of these

4 / 15

The major function of cellular DNA is

to store information and pass it to ofspring.

to store information and pass it to parents.

to store information and not pass it to ofspring.

none of these

5 / 15

Name the plant Mendel used of F1 & F2 generation cross of tall and short plant experiment.

Garden pea

Tomato

Brinjal

All vegetables

6 / 15

Which of the following statement is inappropriate?

For every hormone there is a gene.

For every protein there is a gene.

For production of every enzyme there is a gene.

For every molecule of fat there is a gene.

7 / 15

The maleness of a child is determined by:

The X chromosome in the zygote

The Y chromosome in the zygote

The cytoplasm of the germ cell which determines the sex

Sex is determined by chance

8 / 15

From the list given below, select the character which can be acquired but not inherited:

Colour of eyes

Colour of skin

Size of body

Nature of hair

9 / 15

The two versions of a trait (character) which are brought in by the male and female gametes are located on:

Copies of the same chromosome

Two diferent chromosomes

Sex chromosomes

Any chromosome

10 / 15

Name the organ analogous to the wings of birds.

Forelimb of human

Wings of insect

Fore-leg of horse

None of these

11 / 15

Select the group which shares the maximum number of common characters

Two species of a genus

Two genera of a family

Two individuals of a species

Two genera of two families

12 / 15

As claimed by the evolutionary theory, formation of a new species is generally due to

Sudden creation by nature.

Accumulation of variations over several generations

Clones formed during asexual reproduction.

Movement of individuals from one habitat to another

13 / 15

If the fossil of an organism is found in the deeper layers of earth, then we can predict that:

The extinction of the organism occurred recently

The extinction of the organism occurred thousands of years ago

The fossil position in the layers of Earth is not related to its time of extinction.

The time of extinction cannot be determined.

14 / 15

Select the inappropriate statement:

The frequency of certain genes in a population change over several generations resulting in evolution.

The reduction in the weight of an organism due to starvation is genetically controlled.

Low weight parents can have heavy weight progeny.

Traits which are not inherited over generations do not cause evolution.

15 / 15

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.

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Science : Ch 09 – Heredity and Evolution

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