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Ch. 31 - Protostome Animals

Chapter 30, Problem 8

Which of these choices is an example of homology (similarity due to common ancestry)? a. suspension feeding in sponges and clams b. ectoparasite lifestyle in aphids and ticks c. cnidocytes (stinging cells) in jellyfish and sea anemones d. radial symmetry in cnidarians and echinoderms

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Hello everyone here We have a question saying Nima totus and jellyfish and corals are example of blank. And we have a analogy analogy is the similarity of function and superficial resemblance of structures that have different origins. So A. Is incorrect. Be home ology. Home ology is the state of having the same or similar relation, relative position or structure. And Nemoto sis are a type of stinging cells that capture prey and inject venom into prey. Both the species have these cells. So this is an example of hoe Malachi. So B. Is correct. See vestigial, vestigial is an organ or part of the body that has become function. Listen, the course of evolution. So C. Is incorrect. And D. Or theology or theology or jeans and different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation. So D. Is incorrect. So our answer here is be home ecology. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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