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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:

  1. A
    Natural selection
  2. B
    Convergent evolution
  3. C
    Non-random evolution
  4. D
    Adaptive radiation

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Convergent evolution occurs when unrelated species evolve similar traits (analogous structures) because they live in similar environments or face similar selective pressures (e.g., wings in birds and butterflies).

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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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