Name two organisms which are now extinct and studied from their fossils.
Dinosaurs and Archaeopteryx.
(a) If a normal human cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be there in a human (;) sperm cell, and (ii) zygote ?
(b) What sizes of plants are produced if both parents have genes Tt ?
a) Name the scientist who gave the theory of origin of life on earth. What is this theory ?
(b) How are those species which are now ‘extinct’ studied ?
How are fossils formed? Describe, in brief, two methods of determining the age of fossils. [All India]
Will geographical isolation be a major factor in the speciation of an organism that reproduces asexually ? Why or why not ?
Only variations that confer an advantage to an individual organism will survive in a population. Do you agree with this statement ? Why or why not ?
Explain with examples how the following are evidences in favour of evolution in organisms. (i) Homologous organs (ii) Analogous organs (iii) Fossils [Delhi]
Give an example of body characteristics used to determine how close two species are in terms of evolution and explain it. [All India]
(a) What is the genotype of dwarf plants which always produced dwarf offspring ?
(b) What is the genotype of tall plants which always produced tall offspring ?
(c) What is the genotype of
Define variation in relation to a species. Why is variation beneficial to the species? [Delhi]
If the trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier ?
Name the first scientist who studied the inheritance of traits from one generation to the next.
A woman has only daughters. Analyse the situation genetically and provide a suitable explanation.
In evolutionary terms, can we say which among bacteria, spiders, fish and chimpanzees have a ‘better body design’ why or why not ?
What do you understand by the double helical structure of DNA? Who proposed this structure?
How is the equal genetic contribution of male and female parents ensured in the progeny? [Delhi]
What is meant by the term speciation? List four factors which could lead to speciation. [Delhi]
The gene for red hair is recessive to the gene for black hair. What will be the hair colour of a person if he inherits a gene for red hair from his mother and a gene for black hair from his father ?
(a) What will you get in the F1 and F2 generations in the following cross ?
Pure tall pea plant x Pure dwarf pea plant
(b) Is it an example of monohybrid cross or dihybrid cross ?
Give the contrasting traits of the following characters in pea plant and mention which is dominant and which is recessive :
(a) Yellow seed (b) Round seed
(a)What is meant by ‘heredity’ ? What are the units of heredity.
(b) State Mendel’s first law of inheritance.
(a) What are genes ? Where are they located in our body ?(a) What are genes ? Where are they located in our body ?
(b) What is meant by dominant genes and recessive genes ? Give one example of each.
(c) Explain how, characteristics (or traits) are inherited through genes.
The forelimbs of a frog, a bird and a man show the same basic design (or basic structure) of bones. What name is given to such organs ?
Out of the wing of a bird, wing of an insect and the wing of a bat :
(a) which two are homologous organs ?
(b) which two are analogous organs ?
Why are the small numbers of surviving tigers a cause of worry from the point of view of genetics ?
(a) Define ‘speciation’. Explain how speciation occurs.
(b) Will geographical isolation be a major factor in the speciation of a self-pollinating plant species ? Give reason for your answer.
Do genetic combination of mothers play a significant role in determining the sex of new born?
A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits blood group A or O is dominant ? Why or why not ?
Why are the small numbers of surviving tigers a cause of worry from the point of view of genetics ?
Give an example of characteristics being used to determine how close two species am in evolutionary terms ?
A study found that children with light-coloured eyes are likely to have parents with light-coloured eyes. On this basis, can we say anything about whether the light eye colour trait is dominant or recessive? Why or why not?
During which stage can the chromosomes be seen clearly? Write the features of the eukaryotic and prokaryotic chromosomes.
