Branching descent and natural selection are the two key concepts

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151.

Name the common ancestor of the great apes and man.

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Branching descent and natural selection are the two key concepts of Darwinian Theory of Evolution. Explain each concept with the help of a suitable example.


Natural Selection is a process in which better-adapted organism’s or traits leads to better adaptation and survival while less adapted organisms get eliminated at successive stages. Selected organisms reproduce and produce stable population to sustain the changes. E.g peppered moth of England grew in number because of the natural selection of the peppered moth.

Branching descent is the process of development of a new species from a single common descendant. New species developed became geographically adapted to a new environment. This resulted into the the reproductive isolation and finaly to the development of a new species.

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153.

What role does an individual organism play as per Darwin’s theory of natural selection?

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p2+2pq+q2 Explain this algebraic equation on the basis of Hardy-Weinberg’s principle.

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155.

What are vestigial organs?

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Define root pressure.

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157.

State three similarities between Australopithecus and aApes

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What is abiogenesis?

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159.

Give an account of the different types of natural selection.

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Define Neo-Darwinism

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