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One of the important consequences of geographical isolation is

  • no change in the isolated fauna

  • preventing speciation

  • speciation through reproductive isolation

  • speciation through reproductive isolation


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speciation through reproductive isolation

Speciation is the formation of new species and the development of species diversity occurs when gene flow within the common pool is interrupted by an isolating mechanism. The isolation can occur through geographical separation of population, known as allopatric speciation.

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About 98 percent of the mass of every living organism is composed of just six elements including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and

  • phosphorus and sulphur

  • sulphur and magnesium

  • magnesium and sodium

  • magnesium and sodium


The concept of chemical evolution is based on

  • cyrstallization of chemicals

  • interaction of water, air and clay under intense heat

  • effect of solar radiation on chemicals

  • effect of solar radiation on chemicals


Industrial melanism as observed in peppered moth proves that

  • The true black melanic forms arise by a recurring random mutation.

  • The melanic form of the moth has no selective advantage over lighter form in industrial area

  • The lighter-form moth has no selective advantage either in polluted industrial area or non-polluted area

  • The lighter-form moth has no selective advantage either in polluted industrial area or non-polluted area


Among the human ancestors the brain size was more that 1000 CC in

  • Homo neander-thalensis

  • Homo erectus

  • Ramapithecus

  • Ramapithecus


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