CHAPTER 7

Q1) ‘Post industrialisation the population of melanised moth increased in England at the expense of
white winged moths’ provide explanation. (3)

Q2) State the evolutionary relationship giving reasons between the thorn of bougainvillea and
tendrils of Cucurbits. (2)

Q3) How does the study of fossils support evolution? Explain. (3)

Q4) What does Hardy Weinberg principle of equilibrium indicate ? List any two factors that could
alter equilibrium .What would such and alternation lead to? (3)

Q5) Why do tribes who live in high altitude of Himalayas experience discomfort in respiration? How
do they get adapted to survive in such a situation? (3)

Q6) What is saltation according to de Vries? (3)

Q7) According to the Darwinian theory, the rate of appearance of new forms is inked to their life
cycle. Explain. (3)

Q8) (a)Describe Hardy Weinberg Principle. (b) List any four factors which affect genetic equilibrium.
(c) Describe founder effect. (5)

Q9) Is sweet potato analogous or homologous to potato Tuber ? Give reasons to support your
answer. (2)

Q10) How did industrialization play a role in natural selection of light and dark coloured Moth in
England? (3)

Q11) What do you infer from the resemblance flying squirrel and flying phalanger with reference to
their evolution. (3)

Q12) State two postulates of oparin and Haldane with reference to origin of life. (1)

Q13) Write the characteristics of Ramapithecus , Dryopithecus and Neanderthal man.(3)

Q14) (a) Why is there a fear amongst the Guardians that there adolescent wards may get trapped in
drug/ alcohol abuse.(b) Explain addiction and dependence in respect of drug /alcohol abuse in
youth. (3)

Q15) What is disturbance in Hardy Weinberg genetic equilibrium indicative of ? Explain how it is
caused. (3)

Q16) Rearrange Ramapithecus , Australopithecus and Homo habilis in the order of their evolution
on the earth. Comment on their evolutionary characteristic. (3)

Q17) How do Kangaroo rats and desert plants adapt themselves to survive in their extreme
Habitats. Explain. (3)

Q18) With the help of an example each differentiate between divergent and convergent evolution.
(3)

Q 19) “Darwin’s finches represent one of the best examples of adaptive radiation”. Justify how. Give
another example of adaptive radiation. (3)
Q20) Name the common ancestor of the great Apes and man. (1)

Q21) Comment on the similarity between the wing of a cockroach and the wing of a bird .What do
you infer from the above, with reference to evolution?

Q22) How does industrial melanism support Darwin’s theory of natural selection?Explain. (1)

Q23) List the two main propositions of Operin and Haldane. (2)

Q24) Explain the increase in the numbers of melanic dark wind moths in the urban areas of post
industrialisation period in England. (3)

Q25) Branching Descent and Natural selection are the two key concepts of Darwinian theory of
evolution. Explain each concept with the help of suitable example. (3)

Q26) Water is very essential for life . Write any three features both for plants and animals which
enable them to survive in water scarce environment. (3)

Q27) Differentiate between divergent and convergent evolution. Give one example of each. (3)

Q28) Write the probable differences in eating habits of Homo habilis and Homo erectus. (1)

Q29) According to the Hardy Weinberg principle , the allele frequency of a population remains
constant. How do you interpret the change of frequency of alleles in a population? (1) 2018

Q30) Coelacanth was caught in South Africa. State the significance of discovery of Coelacanth in the
evolutionary history of vertebrates. (1)

Q31) Explain the phenomenon of evolution by natural selection as supported by the variations
observed in white winged and dark winged moth populations in England between 1850-1920. (3)