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1. How is it possible for different species on different continents to have similar characteristics?

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they have approximately the same genetic material and it changes slightly over great periods of time

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Convergent species. Species that are different but have similar traits due to habitats. For example dolphins and sharks are two different species but both have the same tail bone to help them travel.
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