Question

Statement 1: Diversity in living organisms arises due to evolution

Statement 2: Human beings are not the ultimate species in the course of evolution.

• 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 C Both the statements are correct.

Variations appear in living beings due to external or internal influences. Variations leads to evolution which may result in the formation of new species. Due to which a lot of diverse organisms are formed from already existing organisms over a span of millions of years. Humans are simply one more species in this spectrum of evolution of life on earth. We are not the last and ultimate result of evolution. There could be more in evolution that can happen. Evolution is a force guiding the fate of organisms and their survival.