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Term-End Examination
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LIFE SCIENCE LSE-07 : TAXONOMY AND EVOLUTION Maximum Marks : 50 Time : 2 Hours Note : (i) Question No. 1 is compulsory. (ii) Attempt any four questions from question No. 2 to 7. 1.
(a) Match the items given in column A with those given in column B. Column A (i) Origin of species
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(c) Arrange the following in correct order (ascending or descending) and rewrite. (i) Genus, order, family, phylum, species, kingdom, class. (ii) Tertiary, carboniferous, Silurian,
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Jurassic, Cambrian, Quaternary, cretaceous. (iii) Australopithecus, afarensis, Homosapiens, H. habilis, H. erectus. 2.
(a) Define "fossils" with the help of two examples. State how fossils provide evidence in favour of evolution ? (b) What is the significance of the phenomenon of Industrial melanism ?
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(a) How taxonomic characters are selected for classification purpose ? Discuss how Whittaker's five kingdom system is able to solve the three main problems associated with two kingdom classification system ? (b) What is peripatric speciation ? Explain by citing example of Darwin's flinches.
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Long and attractive tail in male African widow bird reduces the fitness of the species.
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Taxonomy is helpful in the study of fossils.
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It is easier to communicate with common names than with scientific names.
How would you justify that australopithecines
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(a) Discuss the prodigality of nature. Briefly give the factors that limit the reproductive
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