NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: EVOLUTION

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Assertion: Homo erectus probably ate meat.

Reason: Homo erectus had a large brain around 900 cc.

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Correct option: B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

Option B is correct. While both the assertion and reason are true, the large brain size of Homo erectus doesn't directly explain their meat-eating habits. Evidence from tools and fossils supports the assertion.

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The main point of Darwin’s theory is Which one of the following is not a vestigial structure in Homo sapiens? The brain capacities of Homo habilis were Assertion (A): In mammals the forelimbs perform different functions.

Reason (R): The forelimbs in different mammals consist of different sets of bones. Identify the phenomenon in which the members of a species do not interbreed with the members of other species or same species Assertion: Organic compounds first evolved in earth required for origin of life were protein and nucleic acid.
Reason: All life forms were in water environment only.