Question

The marsupial Tasmanian \"wolf\" (Thylacinus) resembles its placental counterpart, the wolf (Canis) in appearance, though they are completely different species. What does this phenomenon exhibit? . A. Allopatric speciation B. Sympatric speciation C. Adaptive radiation D. Convergent evolution

Answer 1

D) Convergent Evolution

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Answer 2

The answer is D. Convergent Evolution

Convergent Evolution happens when two different species that are not closely related evolved. This can be a random mutation of two animals that possess different kinds of genetic traits. An example of this is the Thylacinus or also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or the Tasmanian Wolf.