Imagine That Scientists Have Discovered a New Species of Goat

question 331

Multiple Choice

Imagine that scientists have discovered a new species of goat that has an incredibly long neck,just like a giraffe.They learn that this new species doesn't eat grass like regular goats,but instead,it prefers to eat leaves from the tops of the trees.Since further DNA testing has revealed that this new species of goat has no common ancestor with the giraffe,the evolution of their long neck would be the result of

• A) homologous evolution.
• B) convergent evolution.
• C) divergent evolution.
• D) phylogenetic evolution.

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