Question

Scientists notice structural similarities between fossils of a land animal and an aquatic organism. They know the similarities are not a result of the two organisms having to adapt to similar environments. What can they attribute the structural similarities to? convergent evolutionScientists notice structural similarities between fossils of a land animal and an aquatic organism. They know the similarities are not a result of the two organisms having to adapt to similar environments. What can they attribute the structural similarities to?

Answer 1

Answer: Common Ancestry

It is not convergent evolution, because its mentioned that the organisms didn't evolve in similar environments. In convergent evolution, organisms get similar structures because they need to adapt to similar environmental conditions.

This is a case of divergent evolution, because the organisms might have evolved from the same ancestor and retained some of the structures from the ancestor.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Common Ancestry