Convergent Evolution Can Occur When the Environment Exerts Similar Pressures

question 25

True/False

Convergent evolution can occur when the environment exerts similar pressures on different species.

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Definitions:

Glia

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems that do not produce electrical impulses but are critical for the support, protection, and nutrition of neurons.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; the basic building block of the nervous system.

Dendrites

These are branched extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons.

Axons

Long fibers extending from neurons that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body towards other neurons, muscles, or glands.