$A$ : During evolution pouched mammals of Australia survived.
$R$ : Due to lack of competition from any other mammal due to continental drift
Given below are four statements $(A-D)$ each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in two statements. Statements :
$(A)$ Wings of butterfly and birds look alike andare the results of ___$(i)$___ evolution.
$(B)$ Miller showed that $CH_4 , H_2 , NH_3$ and ___$(i)$___ when exposed to electric discharge in a flaskresulted in formation of ___$(ii)$___ .
$(C)$ Vermiform appendix is a ___$(i)$___ organ and an ___$(ii)$___ evidence of evolution.
$(D)$ According to Darwin evolution took placedue to ___$(i)$___ and ___$(ii)$___ of the fittest.
Definitions / Explanation : Recapitulation theory or Biogenetic law & Palaeontology
Definitions / Explanation : Analogous organs & Vestigial or rudimentary organs
Assertion : Natural selection is the outcome of difference in survival and reproduction among individuals that show variation in one or more traits.
Reason : Adaptive forms of a given trait tend to become more common; less adaptive ones become less common or disappear.