Give an example of two groups of organisms that share one or more similarities due to shared ancestry and contrast this with two groups of organisms that share one

or more similarities due to the process of natural selection independently fashioning similar traits. Explain both the shared ancestry and the selective forces that worked to fashion these similarities in each example, and use the scientific term given to each set of similarities. Try to use examples other than those presented in your text.

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
Will vary, but should include the term "homologous" for the examples of shared ancestry and the term "anal-ogous" for the independently fashioned traits.

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