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(A) When unrelated or distantly related organisms evolve similar traits as an adaptation to similar environmental pressures, it is known as $Adaptive

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Adaptive convergence

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(A) When unrelated or distantly related organisms evolve similar traits as an adaptation to similar environmental pressures, it is known as $Adaptive 	ext{ } convergence$ or $Convergent 	ext{ } evolution$.This process results in analogous structures, where organisms share similar functions despite having different evolutionary origins.Therefore, the correct option is $A$.

Development of unrelated groups of animals along parallel lines in adaptation to a similar environment is called:

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