Refer to the following statements (I - IV) and select the correct option stating which one is true (T) and which one is false (F).
(I) According to natural selection, variations that are heritable and that make resource utilization better for few will enable only those to reproduce and leave more progeny.
(II) Based on observation made during sea voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, Darwin concluded that existing life forms share similarities only among themselves, and not with life forms that existed millions of years ago.
(III) Fitness, according to Darwin, refers ultimately and only to reproductive fitness.
(IV) The geological history of earth does not correlate with the biological history of earth.
(I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) | |
(a) | T | T | F | F |
(b) | T | F | T | F |
(c) | F | T | F | T |
(d) | T | T | T | F |
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• Charles Darwin concluded that existing living forms share similarities to varying degrees not only among themselves but also with life forms that existed millions of years ago.
• The geological history of earth closely correlates with the biological history of earth.
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