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Geography’s influence on evolution

Geography’s influence on evolution. Dakotah Rioux Mohammed Kamran James Casey Eda Yorulmazoglu. Evidence of Geography’s influence on evolution. The location of living things in the worlds exemplifies geography’s influence on evolution.

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Geography’s influence on evolution

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  1. Geography’s influence on evolution • DakotahRioux • Mohammed Kamran • James Casey • EdaYorulmazoglu

  2. Evidence of Geography’s influence on evolution • The location of living things in the worlds exemplifies geography’s influence on evolution. • When the large land mass broke into smaller landmasses organisms were then forced to adapt to the new environment and geography. • Example: marsupials

  3. Convergent Evolution • Convergent evolution represents a phenomenon when two distinct species with different ancestries evolve to display similar physical features. • Environmental circumstances that require similar developmental or structural alterations for the purposes of adaptations can lead to too convergent evolution even though the species come from different ancestries.

  4. Divergent Evolution Divergent Evolution is the process of two or more related species becoming more and more dissimilar. One good example of how divergent evolution occurs is in comparing how a human foot evolved to be different from a monkey’s foot.

  5. Evidence Supporting Biological Evolution • Migrated and evolved due to climate • Some armadillos migrated north • Species on 2 continents evolved separately • Evolve with niches • From wolf like creature to whales due to need to adapt to water

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