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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: EVOLUTION
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Read the following three statements (a) – (c) and mark the correct option.
(a) The thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils in cucurbita represent divergent evolution.
(b) The similarity in the eyes of octopus and monkeys is the result of convergent evolution.
(c) The potato and sweet potato are the examples of homology.
(a) The thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils in cucurbita represent divergent evolution.
(b) The similarity in the eyes of octopus and monkeys is the result of convergent evolution.
(c) The potato and sweet potato are the examples of homology.
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Correct option: A
(a) and (b)
Option A ((a) and (b)) is correct because thorns and tendrils are homologous, and octopus and monkey eyes are analogous.
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