The "Use and Disuse" principal or "Theory of lnheritance of Acquired Characters" of evolution was proposed by

1. Hugo de Vries

2. Weismann

3. Lamarck

4. Darwin

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In Australia, marsupials and placental mammals have evolved to share many similar characteristics. This type of evolution may be referred to as :

1. Adaptive Radiation

2. Divergent Evolution

3. Cyclical Evolution

4. Convergent Evolution

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A population of a species invades a new area. Which of the following condition will lead to Adaptive Radiation?

1. Area with a large number of habitats having very low food supply
2. Area with a single type of vacant habitat
3. Area with many types of vacant habitats
4. Area with many habitats occupied by a large number of species
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