Adaptive Radiation MCQs : This section focuses on the "Adaptive Radiation". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Adaptive Radiation skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
_______ was the island where Darwin visited and discovered adaptive radiation?
A. Archipelago
B. Galapagos
C. Port Blair
D. Lakshadweep
Question 2
Adaptive radiation does not confirm _______
A. Divergent evolution
B. Homology
C. Convergent evolution
D. Evolution of new forms
Question 3
Lemur is a placental mammal that resembles _______ of Australian marsupials.
A. Bobcat
B. Numbat
C. Spotted cuscus
D. Flying phalanger
Question 4
Placental mammals in Australia had similarity with the marsupials.
A. True
B. False
Question 5
Species which have diverged after origin from common ancestor giving rise to new species adapted to new habitats and ways of life is called as _______
A. Adaptive radiation
B. Divergent evolution
C. Convergent evolution
D. Mutation
Question 6
Tasmanian wolf is an example of ________
A. Australian marsupial
B. Placental mammal
C. American marsupial
D. Placental wolves
Question 7
What do we call the process when more than one adaptive radiation occurs in a single geological place?
A. Divergent evolution
B. Convergent evolution
C. Saltation
D. Overproduction
Question 8
Which food habit of Darwin’s finches lead to the development of many other varieties?
A. Fruiteater
B. Cactus eater
C. Insect eater
D. Seedeater
Question 9
Which of the following is a vestigial organ in animals?
A. Nictitating membrane
B. Scrotum
C. Tail
D. Eyelashes
Question 10
Which of the following is not an example of placental mammals?
A. Mole
B. Anteater
C. Mouse
D. Tasmanian tiger cat