Q45 / 349 · NTA Abhyas (NEET) 2020 · Zoology · Evolution

Select the incorrect statement.

  • A
    Excess use of herbicides, pesticides, etc., has only resulted in selection of resistant varieties in a much lesser time scale.
  • B
    Analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution.
  • Correct answer
    C
    When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area (representing different habitats), it results in divergent evolution.
  • D
    A number of marsupials, each different from the other evolved from an ancestral stock, but all within the Australian island continent.

Solution

When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area (representing different habitats), it results in convergent evolution.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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