LIFE SCIENCE

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OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION

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What type of evolution is described in the following scenario:The flowers that bloom from the saguaro cactus have evolved a bright, white coloration to attract many of the bats they rely on to pollinate their flowers. Since they rely on the bats, they have also adapted to opening their flowers at night, when the bats are active. The bats have also adapted to the cactus by a.) developing the ability to hover above the flowers, and b.) developing a long tongue that can reach deep inside the flower.
A
Coevolution
B
Divergent Evolution
C
Convergent Evolution
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is defined as the process whereby distantly related organisms independently evolve similar traits to adapt to similar necessities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Convergent evolution: Convergent evolution occurs when two organisms that lack a recent common ancestor end up more and more alike as they adapt to a similar ecological niche. The organisms have convergent phenotypes, and their similar structural forms are called analogous structures (such as bird wings and bat wings).

Detailed explanation-4: -In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches.

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