NEET Biology question
Which of the following statements are incorrect? I. Microbial experiment shows that when the pre-existing advantagoeus mutations are selected they will result in the observation of new phenotypes. Over few generations, this would results in speciation II. Neanderthal fossils represents a human relative. III. In 1938, a fish caught in South Africa happened to be a coelacanth (lobe fins) which was thought to be extinct. These animals evolved into the first living amphibian on both land and water IV. Lichens can be used as water pollution indicators V. Alfred Wallace, a naturalist, who worked in Malay Archepalago (present Indonesia) had also came to the similar conclusion on natural selection as reached by Darwinism The correct option is
Solution
Lichens are the indicator of air pollution not of water. This confirms that option (d) — Only IV — is correct.