Oceanic-continental convergence occurs when an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge. They are pushed together and the oceanic plate is forced to go under the continental plate. So based on the diagram, this convergence occurred in letter B.
Oceanic-oceanic convergence occurs when two oceanic plates collide into one another. The oceanic plate that is older, denser and/or colder will be the plate that will go under the other. It will be forced down into the mantle. So in our diagram, this occurs in letter A.
Continental-continental convergence occurs when two continental plates converge. In this case, the plates push up against each other and create mountain ranges. Unlike the other two, they do not sink down, the movement is upwards. This occurs in the area C of your diagram.
Answer: Xiao can use these structures to create a similarity matrix that enables to differentiate between synapomorphies and homoplasies .
Explanation: A synapomorphy is a trait that has been inherited from the same ancestor, this trait enables to establish a relation of homology between two or more species; while a homoplasy is an analog structure that doesn't have homology.
Protostomes develop a mouth first and then an anus. This is the difference between protostomes and deuterostomes.
In protostome development, there is a spiral radical and indeterminate cleavage. The blastopore becomes the mouth and the coelom forms from the mesoderm.
In deuterostomes development, radial and indeterminate cleavage takes place. The blastopore is the new anus and the coelom forms from budding off the wall of the archenteron.
Answer: The correct answer is- bone structure of the baleen whale and the hummingbird share common ancestor.
Bone structure of the baleen whale and the hummingbird are the homologous organs.
Homologous organs can be described as the organs of different animals, which possess same basic structure but perform different functions.
For example- The flippers of a whale and forelimb of man, bone structure of the baleen whale and the hummingbird.
Baleen Whales and hummingbirds have a basic tetrapod skeletons, which is inherited from a common ancestor. But their bodies have been modified and they have lost parts through natural selection. This results in different adaptation in the form of their respective lifestyles over many years.
