Which of the following has more similarity with modern man?
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- Australopithecus
- Cro-Magnons
- Neanderthals
- Homo erectus
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Cro-Magnons are considered the closest relatives to modern humans.
They lived around 40,000 years ago and are thought to have shared much of the same physical traits, such as a larger brain, advanced tool-making skills, and symbolic thinking.
Step 2: Comparing other options.
Australopithecus: These early hominids, like "Lucy," were much older and had more primitive features compared to modern humans.
Neanderthals: Neanderthals were similar to modern humans but had a more robust build and distinct cranial features.
Homo erectus: While Homo erectus was an important ancestor, it was not as closely related to modern humans as Cro-Magnons.
Thus, the correct answer is (B) Cro-Magnons.
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- (a) “The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starts from a point and literally radiates to other geographical areas.” Explain it with an example.
(b) Cite an example where more than one adaptive radiation has occurred in an isolated geographical area. Name the type of evolution your example depicts. - (a) "The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starts from a point and literally radiates to other geographical areas." Explain it with an example.
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- 15 mya — Primates walking like gorillas and chimpanzees existed.
- 3–4 mya — Man-like primates walked in Eastern Africa. Fossils of their bones were discovered.
- 2 mya — This ancestor lived in the East African grasslands and ate fruits.
- 1.5 mya — This hominid had a brain size of 900 cc and probably ate meat.
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- [(b)] Name one place where fossils of primates were discovered in Eastern Africa.
- [(c)] Name the ancestor that lived in the East African grasslands about 2 mya.
- [(d)] Name the hominid that was found around 1.5 mya.
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. According to evolutionary theory, every evolutionary change involves the substitution of a new gene for the old one and the new allele arises from the old one. Continuous accumulation of changes in the DNA coding for proteins leads to evolutionary differences. The chemical composition of DNA is basically the same in all living beings, except for differences in the sequence of nitrogenous bases. Given below are percentage relative similarities between human DNA and DNA of other vertebrates:
(a) What is the term used for the substitution of a new gene for the old one and the new allele arising from the old one during evolutionary process?
(b) Which one of the following holds true for the data provided in the above table?
- [(A)] Greater the evolutionary distance, greater are the differences in the nitrogenous bases.
- [(B)] Lesser the evolutionary distance, greater are the differences in the nitrogenous bases.
- [(C)] Greater the evolutionary distance, lesser are the differences in the nitrogenous bases.
- [(D)] Lesser the evolutionary distance, lesser are the differences in the nitrogenous bases.
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OR[(ii)] Differentiate between Convergent and Divergent evolution.
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