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Out of the following, which is an example of convergent evolution?
(i) Eyes of octopus and mammals
(ii) Flippers of penguins and Dolphins
(iii) Sweet potato and potato
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(i) Eyes of octopus and mammals
(ii) Flippers of penguins and Dolphins
(iii) Sweet potato and potato
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The correct answer is:
i, ii and iii
Convergent evolution is the process by which species of non-related animals evolve in a similar fashion.
Eyes of octopus and mammals: both have complex camera-like eyes which helps in sight.
Flippers of penguins and dolphins: both have flippers which are designed for swimming in the water, despite the fact that penguins evolved from birds with the ability to fly and dolphins from mammals that walked on land.
Sweet potato and potato: Tubers of both sweet potato and potato perform the same function of food storage and vegetative propagation despite sweet potato is a root modification while potato is a stem modification.
Eyes of octopus and mammals: both have complex camera-like eyes which helps in sight.
Flippers of penguins and dolphins: both have flippers which are designed for swimming in the water, despite the fact that penguins evolved from birds with the ability to fly and dolphins from mammals that walked on land.
Sweet potato and potato: Tubers of both sweet potato and potato perform the same function of food storage and vegetative propagation despite sweet potato is a root modification while potato is a stem modification.
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