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Question
Industrial melanism is one of the best example for ______.
Options
speciation
natural selection
reproductive isolation
mutation
geographical isolation
adaptive radiation
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Solution
Industrial melanism is one of the best example of natural selection.
Explanation:
It demonstrates how environmental changes favor certain traits in organisms. During industrialization, dark-colored moths had a survival advantage over light-colored moths due to better camouflage against pollution-darkened tree trunks. This led to an increase in their population, showing natural selection in action.
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(1) Non-living matter
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(3) Oxygen
(4) Extra-terrestrial matter
Long answer question.
By taking industrial melanism as one example. Explain the concept of natural selection.
What is Isolation?
Identify the INCORRECT statement.
Match the columns and choose the correct option.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| i. | Zygote mortality | a. | Hybrid develops to maturity but becomes sterile |
| ii. | Hybrid sterility | b. | Egg is fertilized but zygote dies |
| iii. | Gamete mortality | c. | Union of two gametes does not occur in the iven time |
Which is TRUE for industrial melanism?
____________ brings about evolutionary changes by favouring differential reproduction of genes.
Reasons for diversity in a living being is:
Define the Transformation.
Which of the following is a pre-mating mechanism of isolation?
