The flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are the example of:

Options

  1. Natural selection
  2. Convergent evolution
  3. Divergent evolution
  4. Adaptive radiation

Correct Answer

Convergent evolution

Explanation

Flippers of penguins (birds) and dolphins (mammals) serve similar functions but evolved independently — a classic case of convergent evolution.


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