Class 10 Science Chapter 8: Heredity and Evolution — Important Questions & Mock Tests
Practice Heredity and Evolution topic-wise important questions, MCQs and 1, 2, 3 and 5 mark questions for CBSE revision.
300 Questions 26 Topics MCQs: 100 1 Mark: 50 2 Mark: 50 3 Mark: 50 5 Mark: 50
Topic-wise important and practice questions
Review question distribution across chapter topics for MCQs, 1 Mark questions, 2 Mark questions, 3 Mark questions, 5 Mark questions.
| Topic | MCQ | 1 Mark | 2 Mark | 3 Mark | 5 Mark | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlobe Variation Activity | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Dihybrid Cross and Independent Inheritance | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Mendel's Pea Plant Experiments | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Monohybrid Cross: F1 Generation | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Sexual Reproduction and Greater Variation | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Accumulation of Variation During Reproduction | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Heredity and Inherited Traits | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| New Trait Combinations in F2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Dominant and Recessive Traits | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Probability of XX and XY Offspring | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Restoration of Chromosome Number at Fertilisation | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Single Gene Set in Germ Cells | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Gene Expression and Plant Height | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Human Sex Chromosomes | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Interpreting Dominance from Family Data | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Maternal and Paternal Contribution to Sex Determination | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Monohybrid Cross: F2 Ratios | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Population Frequency and Relative Age of Asexual Traits | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Sex Determination Strategies in Different Species | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Variation in Asexual Reproduction | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Chromosomes as Separate Gene-Carrying Units | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Genes as Information for Proteins | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Designing Inheritance Investigations | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Variation and Survival | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Equal Genetic Contribution of Parents | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Genotype and Phenotype Relationships | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |