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Give an example for convergent evolution and identify the features towards which they are converging.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Convergent Evolution**: - Convergent evolution refers to the process where organisms from different evolutionary lineages develop similar traits or adaptations in response to similar environmental challenges or ecological niches. This occurs despite their different ancestral backgrounds. 2. **Identifying an Example**: - A classic example of convergent evolution is the flippers of dolphins and penguins. Although dolphins are mammals and penguins are birds, both have evolved flippers that allow them to swim efficiently in water. ...
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Out of the following , which , is an example of convergent evolution ? (i) Eyes of octopus and mammals (ii) Flipper of penguins and Dolphins (iii) Sweet potato and potato

Assertion :- Tasmanian wolf and Placental wolf are the good example of convergent evolution. Reason :- More than one adaptive radiation apperared to have occured in an isolated geographical area, (representing different habitats) one can call this convergent evolution.

Which one of the following options gives one correct example each of convergent evolution and divergent evolution ? {:("Convergent evolution","Divergent evolution"),("(1)Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita","Wings of butterflies and birds"),("(2)Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates ","Wings of butterflies and birds"),("(3)Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita","Eyes of octopus and mammals"),("(4)Eyes of octopus and mammals","Bones of forelimbs of vertebrates"):}

Assertion :- Analogous structures are a result of convergent evolution. Reason :- Different strutures evolving for the same function and hence having similarity.