The observation that different geographical areas sometimes exhibit plant and animal communities of similar appearance, even though the individual plants and animals are not closely related, is called

A. the fossil record.
B. divergent evolution.
C. adaptation.
D. convergent evolution.
E. homology.


Answer: D

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