Criticism of Darwinism

Q.

What is called the science of heredity and variation?

Q. Darwin in his “Natural Selection Theory” neglected the role of which one of the following?

1. Overproduction
2. Survival of the fittest
3. Struggle for existence
4. Discontinuous variations

Q. Which of the following statement gives the best concluding explanation of natural selection?

1. Use and disuse of organs
2. The struggle for existence
3. Reproductive success
4. Both b and c

Q. Darwin proposed the theory of abiogenesis and theory of natural selection.

1. True
2. False

Q. Darwin proposed the theory of abiogenesis and theory of natural selection.

1. True
2. False

Q. The greatest weakness in Darwin theory was his failure to explain

1. Over production
2. Variations
3. Survival for the fittest
4. Struggle for existence

Q. Darwin in his “Theory of Natural Selection” did not believe in any role of which one of the following in organic evolution?

1. Parasites and predators as natural enemies
2. Survival of the fittest
3. Struggle for existence
4. Discontinuous variations

Q. Modern theory of organic evolution stresses on :

1. Mutations
2. Isolations
3. Population
4. All the above

Q. Which of the following statement gives the best concluding explanation of natural selection?

1. Use and disuse of organs
2. The struggle for existence
3. Reproductive success
4. Both b and c

Q. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium operates in absence of

1. Recombination
2. Mutation
3. Natural selection
4. All of the above

Q.

what is the essence of darwinisms theory of evolution ?

Q. Industrial Melanism is an

1. Effect of mutation
2. Effect of industrial pollution
3. Evidence of survival of fittest
4. Evidence in favour of Natural Selection

Q. Which of the following conditions will result in the D allele frequencies of a population remaining unchanged?

1. A hurricane wipes out all but a dozen birds in a ovulation of Coastal songbirds.
2. The females of a population of raccoons choose mates based on how many times the potential mate washes his face.
3. Some members of a population of sunflowers are very short and cannot get adequate sunlight
4. A population of Tasmanian Devils is confined to the island nation of New Zealand, and no Devils enter the island or leave it.
5. Both A and D

Q. Darwin in his “Natural Selection Theory” neglected the role of which one of the following?

1. Overproduction
2. Survival of the fittest
3. Struggle for existence
4. Discontinuous variations

Q. Maximum ............ increase the chance of survival.

1. Adaptation
2. Mutation
3. None of the above
4. Variation

Q. In the 'Natural selection Theory', Darwin did not believe in which one of the following :

1. Parasites and predators as natural enemies.
2. Survival of the fittest.
3. Struggle for existence.
4. Discontinuous variations.

Q. How many of the following statements are true regarding Neo-Darwinism?
I - According to Neo-Darwinism, all useful variations are inheritable
II - Ernst Mayr was one among a group of scientists that proposed the theory of Neo-Darwinism
III - It does not take the gene pool of a population into consideration
IV - It is the theory of origin of species proposed by Darwin

Q. Darwin proposed the theory of abiogenesis and theory of natural selection.

1. True
2. False

Q. In the 'Natural selection Theory', Darwin did not believe in which one of the following :

1. Parasites and predators as natural enemies
2. Survival of the fittest
3. Struggle for existence
4. Discontinuous variations

Q. Which of the following is considered during natural selection?

1. Genetic variation
2. Differential reproduction
3. Competition
4. All of the above