Biology 2010 Student Edition

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Chapter 16, Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Assessment - 16.1 Darwin's Voyage of Discovery - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 476: 3

Answer

Darwin found that rheas from South America, ostriches from Africa, and emus from Australia had similar characteristics although they lived in different places. These birds are all large and flightless and look a lot like one another. The places where they lived are also ecologically similar to one another.

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Darwin found that rheas from South America, ostriches from Africa, and emus from Australia had similar characteristics although they lived in different places. These birds are all large and flightless and look a lot like one another. The places where they lived are also ecologically similar to one another.
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