Assertion and reason: mechanisms
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- Questions
- Reason
- It works through changes in the distribution of variation across a group.
- Verdict
- Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
- Assertion
- Evolution is a property of populations, not individuals.
- Reason
- Fragmented populations diverge without interbreeding to average them out.
- Verdict
- Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
- Assertion
- Isolation can speed the appearance of new species.
- Reason
- Drift changes a population by chance.
- Verdict
- The assertion is false and the reason is true.
- Assertion
- Genetic drift favours the fittest.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: syllabus Biology, Evolution.
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