NEET2024ZoologyEvolutionActual
Match List-I with List-II: array |l|l|l|l| & List-I & & List-II A. & Living Fossil & I. & Elongated canine teeth B. & Connecting Link & II. & Vermiform appendix C. & Vestigial Organ & III. & Echidna D. & Atavism & IV. & Latimeria array Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- AA-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
- BA-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
- CA-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
- DA-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Correct answer
A. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
Step-by-step solution
The correct answer is option (1) because: - Latimeria is a living fossil, it is a bony fish, so (A) matches with (IV). - Echidna is the connecting link between the reptiles and the mammals, so (B) matches with (III). - Vestigial organs are remnants of organs which were complete and functional in the ancestral forms. The vermiform appendix of man is a vestigial organ. So, (C) matches with (II). - Atavism is a trait of distant ancestors that reappears in the modern day, e.g., elongated canine teeth in humans. So, (D)