LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar environments:
A
Convergent evolution
B
Punctuated equilibrium
C
Divergent evolution
D
speciation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Convergent evolution occurs when species occupy similar ecological niches and adapt in similar ways in response to similar selective pressures. Traits that arise through convergent evolution are referred to as ‘analogous structures’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Convergent evolution, also called parallel evolution, is a type of evolution in which two unrelated species develop similar traits due to similar environments or selective pressures.

Detailed explanation-3: -This form of evolution is referred to as convergent evolution. Convergent evolution is a kind of evolution wherein organisms evolve structures that have similar (analogous) structures or functions in spite of their evolutionary ancestors being very dissimilar or unrelated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Convergent evolution can occur when two unrelated species develop the same features because they either live in the same environment or they are part of the same feeding niche.

Detailed explanation-5: -Convergent evolution is the process by which two species develop similar features despite not sharing a recent common ancestor. Evolutionary biologists explain these similar characteristics as the product of natural selection.

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