Module I ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE AND INTRODUCTION TO CLASSIFICATION - HW-01-01

Chapter Name - ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE AND INTRODUCTION TO CLASSIFICATION - 1
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#. Answer the following Topics in 6 lines only or 6 points :

T1.ORIGIN OF LIFE
1. Chemosynthetic Theory of Origin of Life
2. Probable stages in the origin of life

T2.ORGANIC EVOLUTION
1. What is Evolution ?
2. According to the Theory of Organic Evolution
3. Evidences of organic evolution
4. Evidences from Morphology
5. Homologous Organs
6. Vestigial Organs
7. Connecting Links
8. Evidences from Embryology
9. Evidences from Paleontology
10.Molecular Evidence of Evolution
11.Mechanism of Evolution
12.Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection
13.Elemental Forces of Organic Evolution
14.Speciation
15.Sympatric speciation
16.Models of speciation
17.Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

T3.CLASSIFICATION
1. Meaning of Classification
2. Taxonomic categories
3. Scientific naming of organisms
4. Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
5. The Five Kingdoms of Organisms

T4.VIRUSES - AN INTRODUCTION
1. Structure of virus
2. Virus — living or non-living?
3. Infective properties of virus
4. Viruses and diseases
5. Viroids

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Important Questions for NIOS - ODE & PE

Q1. Explain the most valid theory about origin of life on earth. How did Miller and Urey verify the chemosynthesis theory of evolution?
Q2. Differentiate between Darwinism and Neo-darwinism.
Q3. Explain the synthetic theory of evolution.
Q4. Substantiate the idea of evolution through molecular evidence.
Q5. Classify the following animals : earthworm, roundworm, frog and human-beings.
Q6. Write the scientific names of (i) Mango (ii) Man (iii) Cat (iv) Tiger
Q7 How does a virus increase in number? Show only by explanatory diagrams.
Q8. Give a schematic diagram of the five Kingdom classification.
Q9. State the criteria on which the five kingdom classification is based.