Which of the Following Statements Best Explains the Similarity in the Body

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best explains the similarity in the body form of penguins, seals, and tuna?

• A) All of the organisms needed to develop similar body shapes so they could swim.
• B) All of their bodies have been compressed since birth by intensive underwater pressures.
• C) Their shapes are the result of convergent evolution, which reduces drag while swimming.
• D) This is the only shape that will allow them to maintain a constant body temperature in water.

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Definitions:

Oxidation

A chemical reaction in which a substance loses electrons, often associated with the gain of oxygen or loss of hydrogen, crucial in energy production and metabolic processes.

Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative charge that circle around an atom's nucleus.

Dehydration

The loss or removal of water from something, commonly referring to the state in which an organism's body loses more fluids than it takes in.

Allosteric Regulation

Control of an enzyme’s activity by a regulatory molecule that binds outside the active site.