If two modern organisms are distantly related in an evolutionary sense, then one should espect that

a. they live in very different habitats.

b. they eat very different types of food

c. their chromosomes should be very similar

d. they should share fewer homlogous structures than two more closely related organisms.

e. they should be members of the same species

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Kristopher Marquez

21 August, 15:04

If two modern organisms are distantly related in an evolutionary sense, then one should espect that

a. they live in very different habitats.

b. they eat very different types of food

c. their chromosomes should be very similar

d. they should share fewer homlogous structures than two more closely related organisms.

e. they should be members of the same species

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Kamryn Avery · Answer 1

d. they should share fewer homologous structures than two more closely related organisms

Explanation:

In evolution, homology is defined as the similarity level of two or more organisms due to the existence of a common ancestor. In this case, it is expected that the homologous structures evidence the evolutionary relationships among these organisms