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Chapter 24 covers various aspects of evolution, including theories such as Special Creation, Lamarckism, and Darwin's Theory of Evolution. It discusses evidence for evolution from fields like paleontology, comparative anatomy, and molecular biology, as well as concepts like gene frequency and conservation of endangered species. The chapter includes both short and long questions aimed at exploring these topics in depth.

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Short & Long Questions Chapter 24

Chapter 24 covers various aspects of evolution, including theories such as Special Creation, Lamarckism, and Darwin's Theory of Evolution. It discusses evidence for evolution from fields like paleontology, comparative anatomy, and molecular biology, as well as concepts like gene frequency and conservation of endangered species. The chapter includes both short and long questions aimed at exploring these topics in depth.

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Chapter 24 Evolution

Short Questions
1. Explain Theory of Special Creation.
2. What is the opinion of Aristotle regarding evolution?
3. Differentiate between creationists and evolutionists.
4. What are hydrothermal vents? What is vent hypothesis?
5. Explain endosymbiont hypothesis.
6. Explain membrane invagination hypothesis.
7. What are the main points of Lamarckism?
8. How will you explain the inheritance of acquired characters?
9. How will you explain use and disuse of acquired characters?
10. What were the observations of Darwin regarding flora and fauna of South America and Europe?
11. In Darwin’s opinion, how does a species evolve?
12. How Darwin explained the perceived unity of life?
13. Explain descent with modification.
14. Why struggle for existence arises among individuals of a population?
15. On what factor the survival in the struggle for existence depend?
16. What is Neo-Darwinism?
17. In Darwin’s opinion, how does a species evolve?
18. How does biogeography provide an evidence for evolution?
19. How does fossil record provide an evidence for evolution?
20. What are fossils?
21. How does comparative anatomy provide an evidence for evolution?
22. What are vestigial organs? Give examples.
23. What is divergent evolution?
24. What is convergent evolution?
25. Differentiate between divergent and convergent evolution.
26. How does comparative embryology provide evidence for evolution?
27. How does molecular biology provide evidence for evolution?
28. Explain the term homology with a suitable example.
29. What are homologous organs? Give examples.
30. What are analogous organs? Give examples.
31. How does non-random mating affect gene frequency?
32. How does migration affect gene frequency?
33. Define species.
34. What is gene pool? (Also Consult Ch. 22)
35. What is a fixed allele?
36. State Hardy-Weinberg Theorem.
37. Define population genetics.
38. How can you calculate the frequency of homozygous dominant in a population?
39. How can you calculate the frequency of heterozygotes a population?
40. How can you calculate the frequency of homozygous recessive in a population?
41. How do mutations affect gene frequency?
42. How does genetic drift affect gene frequency?
43. How does non-random mating affect gene frequency?
44. How does migration affect gene frequency?
45. How does selection affect gene frequency?
46. What is the difference between endangered and threatened species?
47. What is the difference between endangered and extinct species?
48. Explain different plans for the conservation of endangered species?
49. Write names of extinct species in Pakistan.
50. Write names of endangered species in Pakistan.

Long Questions
1. Describe Endosymbiont Hypothesis.
2. Describe Membrane Invagination Hypothesis.
3. Describe evolution from prokaryotes to eukaryotes.
4. Explain Lamarck’s Theory of Evolution. / Write a note on theory of inheritance of acquired
characters.
5. Write a note on Charles Darwin.
6. What are the main points of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
7. How does palaeontology provide evidence of evolution?
8. How does comparative embryology provide evidence of evolution?
9. How does comparative anatomy provide evidence of evolution?
10. How do comparative biogeography and molecular biology provide evidence of evolution?
11. Write a note on Hardy Weinber Theorem. Explain it with an example.
12. What are the different factors that affect gene frequency.
13. Write a note on endangered species.

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