Identify the correct statement about evolution: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Identify the correct statement about evolution:
A. Fossils provide direct evidence of evolution.
B. Analogous organs indicate common ancestry.
C. Lamarck proposed the theory of natural selection.
D. The human appendix is a homologous organ.
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Fossils are direct evidence showing transitional forms. Lamarck proposed use and disuse, not natural selection. Analogous organs do not indicate common ancestry; homologous do. Appendix is vestigial.

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