CBSE Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity and Evolution Multiple Choice Questions with Answers. MCQ Class 10 Science Heredity and Evolution with Answers was Prepared Based on Latest Exam Pattern. Students can solve NCERT Class 10 Science Heredity and Evolution MCQs with Answers to know their preparation level.
Multiple Choice Questions - Set - 3
Question 1:
Which of the following is the ancestor of ‘Broccoli’?
(a) Cabbage
(b) Cauliflower
(c) Wild cabbage
(d) Kale
Correct Answer – (C)
Question 2 :
If a round, green seeded pea-plant (RRyy) is crossed with a wrinkled yellow seeded pea- plant (rrYY), the seeds produced in F1 generation are
(a) round and green (b) round and yellow
(c) wrinkled and green
(d) wrinkled and yellow
Correct Answer – (B)
Question 3 :
A man with blood group A marries a woman having blood group O. What will be the blood group of the child?
(a) O only
(b) A only
(c) AB
(d) Equal chance of acquiring blood group A or blood group O.
Correct Answer – (D)
Question 4 :
The number of pairs of sex chromosomes in the zygote of a human being is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
Correct Answer – (C)
Question 5 :
The theory of evolution of species by natural selection was given by
(a) Mendel
(b) Darwin
(c) Lamarck
(d) Weismann
Correct Answer – (B)
Question 6 :
The human species has genetic roots in
(a) Australia
(b) Africa
(c) America
(d) Indonesia
Correct Answer – (B)
Question 7 :
What does the progeny of a tall plant with round seeds and a short plant with wrinkled seeds look like?
(a) All are tall with round seeds.
(b) All are short with round seeds.
(c) All are tall with wrinkled seeds.
(d) All are short with wrinkled seeds.
Correct Answer – (A)
Question 8 :
A zygote which has an X-chromosome inherited from the father will develop into a
(a) girl
(b) boy
(c) either boy or girl
(d) X-chromosome does not influence the sex of a child.
Correct Answer – (A)
Question 9 :
A cross between a tall pea-plant (TT) and a short pea-plant (tt) resulted in progenies that were all tall plants because
(a) tallness is the recessive trait.
(b) shortness is the dominant trait.
(c) height of pea-plant is not governed by gene T or t.
(d) tallness is the dominant trait.
Correct Answer – (B)
Question 10 :
Which one of the following pairs are homologous organs?
(a) Forelimbs of a bird and wings of a bat.
(b) Wings of a bird and wings of a butterfly.
(c) Pectoral fins of a fish and forelimbs of a horse.
(d) Wings of a bat and wings of a cockroach.
Correct Answer – (A)
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