Q. How many of the given statements are incorrect?
I. The Universe is almost 20 billion years old.
II. Analogy indicates common ancestry.
III. When adaptive radiation has occurred in an isolated geographical area, one can call this convergent evolution.
IV. Natural selection is based on certain observations which are factual.
V. Hardy-Weinberg principle says that allele frequencies in a population are unstable.

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Solution:

Statements II, III and V are incorrect.
II. Analogy indicates different ancestry.
III. When adaptive radiation has occurred in an isolated geographical area, one can call this divergent evolution.
V. Hardy-Weinberg principle says that allele frequencies in a population are stable.