When populations with separate ancestors adapt in similar ways to similar environmental constraints, it is referred to as:
A) biogeography.
B) coevolution.
C) convergent evolution.
D) homologous evolution.
E) natural selection.

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Convergent evolution occurs when different species develop similar traits independently due to adapting to similar environments or ecological niches, despite having different ancestral origins.

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