Scientists notice structural similarities between fossils of a land animal and an aquatic organism. They know the similarities are not a result of the two organisms having to adapt to similar environments. What can they attribute the structural similarities to?
Biology
ScanSolve AI Answer
The structural similarities can be attributed to shared ancestry (homology). This means the land animal and aquatic organism inherited these similar structures from a common ancestor.
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