Which of the following is NOT evidence for evolution?
- A.Convergent evolution of traits like wings of birds and butterflies✓
- B.Paleontological evidence from fossil records
- C.Embryological support for evolution as proposed by Ernst Haeckel
- D.Divergent evolution of anatomical structures such as forelimbs
Correct Answer
(A) Convergent evolution of traits like wings of birds and butterflies
Solution & Explanation
Convergent evolution produces analogous structures (e.g. wings of birds and butterflies) in unrelated lineages without common ancestry, so it is NOT direct evidence of common descent (option 1). Fossils (2) and divergent evolution/homology of forelimbs (4) are evidences. NOTE: Haeckel's embryological 'recapitulation' support (option 3) was later disproved by Karl Ernst von Baer, so option 3 is also defensible as 'not evidence' — Aakash flags this question as 1/3.
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