divergent and convergent 9.3.1.2.3 Flashcards

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convergent evolution = coming together or going apart

which one is divergent as well ?

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convergent = coming together
divergent = going apart
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-similar features
-not closely related
-similar environments
-same/similar selective pressures
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convergent evolution, e.g flightless birds and the bilby

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-closely related
-different environments
-diff. selective pressures
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divergent evolution, darwins finches

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  • variation
  • diff. selcetive pressure
  • favourable characteristics survive ‘survival of fittest’
  • passed onto offspring
  • specification occurs
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natural selection

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