Select the correct statement:
1. Darwinian variations are small and directionless
2. Mutations are random and directional
3. Fitness is the end result of the ability to adapt and get selected by nature
4. All mammals except whales and camels have seven cervical vertebrae
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Neo-Darwinism believes that new species develop through
1. Mutations with natural selection
2. Continuous variations with natural selection
3. Hybridisation
4. Mutations
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Which is not a concept of Lamarckism?
1. Rate and survival of organisms are different due to variations
2. Environmental pressure produces variations
3. An organ in constant use will grow in size
4. Inheritance of acquired characters
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Which of the following animals show adaptive radiation based on locomotion?
1. Scorpion, elephant, human
2. Cheetah, kangaroo, mole
3. Praying mantis, seal, python
4. Cockroach, squirrel, toad
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Genetic drift
1. Is random change in gene frequency
2. Has nothing in common with inbreeding
3. Is appearance of recessive genes
4. Produces greatest flunctuation in large populations
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Gene pool of a population tends to remain stable if the population is large, without large scale mutations,
without migration and with
1. Random mating
2. Moderate environmental changes
3. Natural selection
4. No predator control
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