Multiple choice

Similarities based strictly on common function with no common evolutionary descent are called?

  1. Homologies

  2. Clade

  3. Analogies

  4. Speciation

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Analogies are structures that perform similar functions in different species but did not evolve from a common ancestral structure. Homologies are traits shared due to common ancestry.