Two species may independently evolve similar characters when adapting to similar environments rather than through inheritance from a common ancestor. This process is known as Blank______.Multiple choice question.parallel evolutionconvergent evolutioncoevolutiondivergent evolution

Coevolution is the evolution of two Blank______.Multiple choice question.similar but geographically isolated speciesor more species in response to each other

Why does convergent evolution sometimes cause unrelated species to have similar adaptations?Multiple choice question.Because similar habitats may favor similar adaptationsBecause evolution is progressive and leads to increased complexityBecause an adaptation in one species will always be beneficial in other species

Only shared derived characters are instructive in determining evolutionary relationships among taxa because Blank______.Multiple choice question.they indicate recent evolutionary changes and are therefore exhibited in closely related taxathey are essential to life and therefore may not be changed over the course of evolutionthey are the most prevalent characters exhibited by members of a cladethey are retained from a distant common ancestor and are therefore exhibited by all members of a clade

Phenotypic similarity in organisms Blank______.Multiple choice question.usually indicates that they are closely related as a result of convergent evolutionusually indicates that they are unrelatedcan mean very little about their evolutionary relationshipalways indicates that they are closely related as a result of divergent evolution

Which pattern of evolution results in one species splitting into many over time?Group of answer choicesconvergent evolutionsexual selectiondivergent evolutioncoevolution