The process by which organisms with different evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic adaptations in response to a common environmental challenge,is called

Neoteny is found in

Match the name of the scientist in Column $I$ with the name of the theory in Column $II$.

Column $I$	Column $II$
$1$. August Weismann	$a$. Theory of origin of species
$2$. Hugo de Vries	$b$. Theory of chemical evolution
$3$. Charles Darwin	$c$. Theory of continuity of germplasm
$4$. Oparin and Haldane	$d$. Mutation theory

Choose the correct option.

Neo-Darwinism or the synthetic theory of evolution is based upon:

Which of the following are the wrong statements?
$I.$ Organs which are different in basic structure and origin but perform similar functions are called analogous organs.
$II.$ Organs with different basic structure and origin but perform similar functions are called homologous organs.
$III.$ Homologous organs lead to convergent evolution.
$IV.$ Analogous organs lead to divergent evolution.
The correct combination is:

The evolutionary history of a particular group of organisms is called