Assertion(A): Natural selection is differential reproduction 
Reason(R): The unit of natural selection is individual 
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Leaves are variously modified from photosynthetic structures to form the insect-trapping pitchers of pitcher plants, the insect-trapping jaws of Venus flytrap, and the spines of cactuses. Such leaves would be an example of:
1. Homology 2. Analogy
3. Phenotypic plasticity 4. Vestigeality
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Pest species evolve pesticide resistance via natural selection.
Reason (R): After exposure to pesticides, some pests develop mutations that enable them to survive and leave progeny.
 
1. (A) is False but (R) is True.
2. (A) is True but (R) is False.
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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