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Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Analogous organs leads to convergent evolution.
Statement (II): Analogous organs help to trace common ancestry.
In light of the above statements, choose themost appropriateanswer from the options given below.
Options:
Answer:
Solution:
Statement (I) is false because analogous organs are theresultof convergent evolution, they do not lead to convergent evolution. Convergent evolution is the process by which unrelated or distantly related organisms evolve similar body forms, coloration, or organs due to adapting to similar environments.
Statement (II) is false because analogous organs do not indicate common ancestry. It ishomologous organs(organs with similar fundamental structure but different functions) that help to trace common ancestry, as they arise due to divergent evolution from a common ancestor.
Therefore, both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are false.
Answer: Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are false.
