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(D) Statement $I$ is correct: In evolutionary biology,fitness refers to the reproductive success of an individual.Statement $II$ is correct: Homology

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$I, II$ and $IV$

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(D) Statement $I$ is correct: In evolutionary biology,fitness refers to the reproductive success of an individual.Statement $II$ is correct: Homology in the brains of vertebrates (e.g.,forebrain,midbrain,hindbrain) suggests a common evolutionary origin.Statement $III$ is incorrect: The theory of inheritance of acquired characters was proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck,not Hugo de Vries. Hugo de Vries proposed the mutation theory of evolution.Statement $IV$ is correct: Industrial melanism in Biston betularia shows that after industrialization,tree trunks became dark due to soot. White-winged moths became more visible to predators and were eaten,while dark-winged moths survived.Therefore,statements $I, II,$ and $IV$ are correct.

$(i)$ Vertebrate brain	Homologous organ,Divergent evolution
$(ii)$ Vertebrate heart	Analogous organ,Convergent evolution
$(iii)$ Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita	Homologous organ,Divergent evolution

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$(i)$ Vertebrate brain Homologous organ,Divergent evolution

$(ii)$ Vertebrate heart Analogous organ,Convergent evolution

$(iii)$ Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita Homologous organ,Divergent evolution

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