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Darwin was influenced by the population theory of
✅ Correct Answer: D
Malthus’ ideas on population pressure influenced Darwin’s understanding of competition and selection.
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Q1. Assertion (A): Natural selection leads to evolution by increasing the frequency of advantageous traits.
Reason (R): Only those organisms with desirable acquired traits survive and reproduce.
✅ Correct Answer: C
Natural selection acts on heritable traits, not on acquired ones. Acquired traits are not genetically passed.
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Which scientist proposed that evolution is driven by use and disuse of organs?
✅ Correct Answer: B
Lamarck suggested that acquired traits due to use/disuse are inherited.
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Does modern biology accept Lamarck’s theory of acquired traits?
✅ Correct Answer: C
The theory is no longer accepted; it lacks genetic basis.
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Evolution by natural selection truly began when
✅ Correct Answer: C
Natural selection required variation, which began when cells with different metabolic abilities appeared.
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