"During the course of evolution, organs or features may be adapted for new functions." Explain this fact by choosing an appropriate example.

What is an organic evolution ? It cannot be equated with progress. Explain with the help of a suitable example.

Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: Brood parasitism in birds is an example of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and the host incubates them. Statement : During the course of evolution, the eggs of the parasite bird have evolved to resemble the host's eggs in size and colour to reduce the chances of the host bird detecting the foreign eggs and removing them from the nest.

How the vestigial organs help in the course of evolution? Explain with one example.

How do homologous organs represent divergent evolution? Explain with the help of a suitable example.

With the help of one example for each, distinguish between the acquired traits and the inherited traits. Why are the traits/experiences acquired during the entire lifetime of an individual not inherited in the next generation? Explain the reason of this fact with an example.

When is adaptive radiation be referred to as parallel evolution ? Explain and give an example.