IB Biology A4.1.5 Convergent evolution
IB Biology A4.1.5 Convergent evolution
Practise recognising convergent evolution through analogous structures with similar functions but different evolutionary origins.
How this is tested
- explain how similar selection pressures can produce comparable structures in unrelated groups
- compare analogous and homologous structures using origins, function and structure
- interpret examples such as dolphin bodies, ichthyosaurs, wings or eyes in context