Provide an example of convergent and divergent evolution

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Q1. o Humans shape their environment in ways that other organisms cannot. Are humans subject to the same pressures of natural selection as other organisms? Why?

o Provide an example of convergent and divergent evolution, adaptive radiation, and co-evolution.

• select one of the examples you provided and discuss the implications this example could have for future human.

Q2. In what ways are species more "fluid" than even 20th century biologists might have believed? To what extent was Darwin's explanation of species as "convenient constructions" accurate? Are species real?

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