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

A

natural selection

B

convergent evolution

C

non-random evolution

D

adaptive radiation

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Convergent evolution occurs in uruelated group of organisms. It is the development of srmrlar functional structures but in unrelated groups. The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a pomt and hterally radiating to other areas of geography is called adaptive radiation. Natural selection is the basrs of evolution
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