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Evolution

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Biology

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1. Origin of Life

  • The universe is almost 13.8 billion years old.
  • Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years back in the solar system of the milky way galaxy.
  • Life appeared 500 million years after the formation of earth, i.e., almost four billion years back.
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2. Evolution of Life Forms

  • Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection based on observations made during a sea voyage in H.M.S. Beagle.
  • Darwin’s theory rests on two key concepts: branching descent and natural selection.
  • The fitness, according to Darwin, refers ultimately and only to reproductive fitness.
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3. Evidences for Evolution

  • Fossils are remains of hard parts of life forms found in rocks.
  • Different-aged rock sediments contain fossils of different life forms.
  • Fossils show that life forms changed over time and that some organisms became extinct.
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4. Adaptive Radiation and Convergent Evolution

  • Adaptive radiation is the evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and radiating into different habitats.
  • Darwin’s finches are a classic example of adaptive radiation.
  • Australian marsupials are another example of adaptive radiation.

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