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Adaptive radiation is one example of… evolution.
a) Convergent                     
b) divergent
c) both a and b    
d) none of them

b

Explanation: adaptive radiation is a process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms


In which of the following evolution process, two or more related species becoming more and more dissimilar?
a) divergent evolution                      
b) convergent evolution
c) Lamarckian evolution  
d) both a and b

a

The two related species show the process of divergent evolution due to………
a) different ancestors                         
b) adapting different environment
c) change in Biochemistry
d) all of these

b

The term homology means “similarities due to be shared …………
a) environment                   
b) developmental pathways
c) food                                  
d) all of these

b

What was/were the logical explanation given by Darwin for divergent evolution among organisms?
a) diverging from common ancestors
b) less early developmental changes than later stages during evolution
c) role of molecular biology              
d) both a and b

d

The red fox and the kit fox provide an example of two species that have undergone……..
a) divergent evolution                      
b) convergent evolution
c) both a and b    
d) none of them

a

Explanation: similarities in structures shows that both have common ancestors


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