I Was Running Down a Familiar Country Lane When All

question 216

Multiple Choice

I was running down a familiar country lane when all of a sudden nothing looked familiar. It took me several seconds to realize where I was, and I continued my run without incident. What I experienced was:

• A) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
• B) jamais vu.
• C) déjà vu.
• D) absentmindedness.

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Definitions:

Convergent Evolution

The process whereby organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches.

Homoplasious Trait

A trait shared by multiple species or individuals due to convergent evolution, not because of a common ancestor.

Monophyletic Group

A set of organisms that includes an ancestral species and all its descendants, representing a single branch on the tree of life.

Paraphyletic

Paraphyletic describes a group of organisms that share a common ancestor, although the group does not include all the descendants of that common ancestor.