The Evolution of Saber Teeth in a Number of Groups

question 34

Multiple Choice

The evolution of saber teeth in a number of groups of extinct carnivorous mammals is an example of

• A)homoplasy caused by convergence.
• B)homoplasy caused by common descent.
• C)homoplasy caused by evolutionary reversal.
• D)homology caused by convergence.

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