AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Some Other Examples of Convergent Evolution Streamlined body shape of dolphins, sharks and (extinct) ichthyosaurs. The evolution of echolocation in whales and bats. The paired shell shape of bivalve mollusks and brachiopods. The silk producing ability of spiders, silk worms, silk moths and weaver ants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of convergent evolution include the relationship between bat and insect wings, shark and dolphin bodies, and vertebrate and cephalopod eyes. Analogous structures arise from convergent evolution, but homologous structures do not.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most dramatic examples of convergent evolution is seen in photosynthesis-the process that plants use to capture energy from the sun and convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, bats, birds, and insects are very distantly related but all have evolved the ability to fly. In this case, you would say that these groups have converged in their evolution, independently gaining the same function over time.