Analogous structures form because they evolve as a response to similar environmental pressures.

a. Organisms that share a single ancestor
b. Species that remain in the same location over time
c. Species that evolved separately from their parents
d. Organisms that mutated to survive


a. Organisms that share a single ancestor

Organisms that share a single ancestor is a monophyletic group.

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