Class 10 Chapter 9 Heredity and Evolution – MCQs
- The process where characteristics are transmitted from parent to offsprings is called:
- Variation
- Heredity
- Gene
- Allele
- None of the above
- The phenomenon where individuals of a species exhibit differences in characteristics are called:
- Adaptation
- Evolution
- Variation
- All of the above
- None of the above
- Which of the following statements is Incorrect?
- Gene is a sequence of nucleotides
- During the process of gene expression, DNA is first copied into RNA
- Genes can acquire mutations in their sequence
- Genes cannot acquire mutations in their sequence
- None of the above
- _______ is the observable set of characteristics of an organism
- Phenotype
- Genes
- DNA
- All of the above
- None of the above
- When a new plant is formed as a result of cross-pollination from different varieties of a plant, the newly formed plant is called:
- Dominant plant
- Mutant plant
- Hybrid plant
- All of the above
- None of the above
- Who proposed the theory of evolution?
- Charles Darwin
- Stanely Miller
- Harold Urey
- Aristotle
- None of the above
- hom*ologous organs are organs that have:
- Different function with a different structure
- Same function with the same structure
- Same function but with a different structure
- Different function but the same structure
- None of the above
- Which part of the DNA provides information for a protein?
- Chromosome
- Mitochondria
- RNA
- Gene
- None of the above
- Which of the following is not controlled by genes?
- Eye colour
- Height
- Hair colour
- All of the above
- None of the above
- Which of the following can be inherited from parents to offspring
- Swimming technique
- Big nose
- Sculpted body
- All of the above
- None of the above
Answer Key | |
1-b | 6-a |
2-c | 7-d |
3-d | 8-d |
4-a | 9-e |
5-c | 10-b |
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