Given below are two statements.
Statement I : When more than one adaptive radiation appears to have occurred in an isolated geographical area (representing different habitats), one can call this convergent evolution.
Statement II : Placental mammals in Australia have undergone adaptive radiation, evolving into various forms, each resembling a specific corresponding marsupial species.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

answer is A.

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Both statement I and statement II are correct.

Statement I : When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area (representing different habitats), one can call this convergent evolution.

Statement II : Placental mammals in Australia exhibit adaptive radiation in evolving into varieties of such placental mammals each of which appears to be ‘similar’ to a corresponding marsupial.

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