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Evolution — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEvolution3 Marks
Question
Refer to the figure given below and answer the questions that follow:
  1. Recognize and explain the process by which Tasmanian wolf evolved.
  2. Give one example of an animal that has evolved along with Tasmanian wolf.
  3. Compare and contrast the two animals shown?
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Answer

  1. Adaptive radiation: It is the process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats).
  2. Tiger cat/ banded ant eater/ Marsupial rat.
  3. Wolf is a placental mammal, whereas Tasmanian wolf is a marsupial mammal.

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