Question

Statement 1: All the variations in a species have equal chances of survival.

Statement 2: In asexually reproducing organisms minimum variations are present.

• A. Only statement 1 is correct.
• B. Only statement 2 is correct.
• C. Both the statements are correct.
• D. Both the statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only statement 2 is correct.

• All the variations in a species do not have equal chances of survival. The useful variations provide survival advantages to the species. Few of the variations might not be beneficial to the species and would ultimately get eliminated.
• In asexually reproducing organisms there is no mixing of genes. So, offsprings are similar to their parents. Although rare, minor differences may arise between them. These minor differences or variations arise due to inaccurate DNA copying.