Match List - I with List - II.
| List – I | List – II |
|---|---|
| (A) Australian marsupials | (I) Homologous organs |
| (B) Wings of butterfly and wings of a bird | (II) Natural selection |
| (C) Industrial melanism | (III) Adaptive radiation |
| (D) Forelimbs of Horse and Bat | (IV) Analogous organs |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Australian marsupials — this matches (III) Adaptive radiation. Many marsupials evolved from one ancestor.
(B) Wings of butterfly and wings of a bird — this matches (IV) Analogous organs. Same function, different origin.
(C) Industrial melanism — this matches (II) Natural selection. Dark moths survived in polluted areas.
(D) Forelimbs of Horse and Bat — this matches (I) Homologous organs. Same origin, different functions.