The pair of traits that best illustrates convergent evolution is

A. an elephant's tusks and a beaver's teeth.
B. a lizard's arm and a bird's wing.
C. a cartilage skeleton in a shark and a bone skeleton in a dolphin.
D. a dragonfly's wing and a butterfly's wing.


Answer: C

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