Question

Organic evolution is also termed as ___.

• A. descent through extraction
• B. descent through modification
• C. descent through evolution
• D. descent through accidents

Answer 1

The correct option is B descent through modification

The slow and gradual process in which the present day complex organisms developed from simple life forms of the past is known as organic evolution. It is the result of multiple modifications that an organism has undergone inorder to adapt to the changes in the surroundings. These changes were passed on from generation to generation. Hence, organic evolution is also termed as descent through modification.