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

Options

A.Adaptive radiation
B.Natural selection
C.Convergent evolution
D.Non-random evolution

Solution

(a) [Key Concept: Convergent Evolution — Different Ancestry, Similar Traits] Convergent evolution is the process by which organisms with different evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic adaptations in response to a common environmental challenge. Wings of flying insects, birds, and bats all evolved the capacity for flight independently. All serve the same function and are structurally similar but anatomically different (analogous organs).

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