NEET Biology is the vey important paper in the medical entrance exam. Here, you will discover the NEET Biology MCQs and Answers for all Concepts as per the latest syllabus. Practice more on a regular basis with these NEET Biology objective questions on air pollution . NEET Biology Lamarckism Multiple Choice Questions
MCQs on Lamarckism :
1. An example of industrial melanism is
(a) Mutation
(b) Neo Darwinism
(c) Neo Lamarckism
(d) Natural selection
Answer
Answer: (d)
2. Most likely, people who perform tough manual work can develop
(a) thick epidermis on their palms
(b) thick subcutaneous fat in their palms
(c) greater quantity of melanin all over the body
(d) greater number of sweat pores in their hands
Answer
Answer: (a)
3. In Lamarck’s view, the key of organic evolution is that each progeny
(a) shows struggle for existence
(b) characters acquired by parental generation are inherited
(c) is similar to its parents
(d) phylogeny is repeated in its ontogeny
Answer
Answer: (b)
4. 72 generations of Drosophila were kept in darkness by a scientist. Despite that, the first flies possessed eyes that were normal. This disapproves the theory of
(a) Acquired characters
(b) Synthetic theory
(c) Natural selection
(d) use and disuse
Answer
Answer: (a)
5. This is a most popular example of Lamarck
(a) Primrose
(b) Snakes
(c) African Giraffe
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Answer
Answer: (d)
6. The idea of use and disuse of organs was given by
(a) Lamarck
(b) Morgan
(c) Darwin
(d) Hugo de Vries
Answer
Answer: (a)
7. Acquired characteristics of Lamarck are not inherited and have an evolutionary value. Who gave this statement?
(a) Weismann
(b) Hugo de Vries
(c) TH Morgan
(d) Charles Darwin
Answer
Answer: (a)
8. Who stated this theory – organ in use will develop and if not used will weaken to turn vestigial
(a) Mendel
(b) De Vries
(c) Darwin
(d) Lamarck
Answer
Answer: (d)
9. Scientists regarded as Neo Lamarckists are
(a) Correns, Hugo de Vries and Tschermak
(b) August Weismann and T.H Morgan
(c) Hardy Weinberg
(d) Kammerer and Mc Dougall
Answer
Answer: (d)
10. Germplasm theory against Lamarck’s principle was put forward by
(a) Darwin
(b) Lamarck
(c) Weismann
(d) Hugo de Vries
Answer
Answer: (c)