The Living World Question 204

Question: Assertion : Formation of new species is called speciation. Reason : The deme has a common gene pool.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

All new species develop from the pre-existing species.

The phenomenon of development of a new species from pre-existing one is called speciation.

A species is a collections of demes.

The deme is a groups of populations with a common gene pool