Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Column I
A. Living Fossil
B. Connecting Link
C. Vestigial Organ
D. Atavism
Column II
I. Elongated canine teeth
II. Vermiform appendix
III. Echidna
IV. Latimeria
Correct answer: A → IV, B → III, C → II, D → I
Solution
Living Fossil is exemplified by Latimeria (A-IV); Connecting Link is exemplified by Echidna (B-III); Vestigial Organ is exemplified by the Vermiform appendix (C-II); Atavism is exemplified by elongated canine teeth (D-I).
ConceptEvidence for evolution - living fossils, connecting links, vestigial organs, atavism
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