Read the following statements and choose incorrect statemen…

Biology Evolution Skill Builder Single Correct MCQ

Published on: August 12, 2026

Read the following statements and choose incorrect statement.

Work of Thomas Malthus on populations influenced Darwin.

Placental mammals in Australia also exhibit adaptive radiation in evolving into varieties of such placental mammals each of which appear to be "similar" to a corresponding marsupials.

In true sense evolution would have started when cellular forms of life with differences in metabolic capability originated on earth.

Evolution for Darwin was single step large mutation i.e, saltation.

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Evolution for Darwin was gradual while de Vries believed mutation caused speciation and hence called it saltation (single step large mutation).

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