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Q.

Sweet potato and potato represent a certain type of evolution. Select the correct combination of terms to explain the evolution.

  1. A

    Analogy, divergent

  2. B

    Analogy, convergent

  3. C

    Homology, divergent

  4. D

    Homology, convergent

Solution

Sweet potato is a modified root, while potato is a modified stem. They are anatomically different but perform a similar function (food storage). Such structures are analogous, and they arise through convergent evolution.

(Homologous structures, in contrast, share a common anatomy but may differ in function — the result of divergent evolution.)

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