Question

Mutation theory cannot explain

• A. Mimicry
• B. Industrial melanism
• C. Connecting link
• D. Living fossils

Answer 1

The correct option is A Mimicry

• Hugo de Vries in 1901 put forward a theory of evolution, called mutation theory. The theory states that evolution is a jerky process where new varieties and species are formed by mutations (discontinuous variations) that function as a raw material of evolution.
• Mutation theory can not explain the phenomenon of mimicry (i.e. the resemblance between mimic and model), protective coloration and relationship between position of nectaries in flowers and length of proboscis of insects that pollinate them.
  

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.