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evolution questions?

Posted on June 25, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

Both the flying squirrel and a sugar glider are nocturnal, tree dwelling mammals that seem to resemble one another very closely in body shape, color and behavior. They live in similar environments and fill similar roles in their respective food chains. When their evolutionary background is examined, it turns out that they are not closely related. What could account for the common characteristics that they possess?

A. Coevolution

B.Divergent evolution

C.Adaptive radiation

D.Convergent evolution

E.None of the above explain their physical similarity.

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Tagged body, body shape, Color, dwelling, environments, evolution, evolutionary background, flying squirrel, food chains, glider, mammals, nocturnal, shape, squirrel, sugar, sugar glider, tree, tree dwelling

Similar characteristics of flying squirrel and sugar glider are due to?

Posted on June 22, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

Both the flying squirrel and a sugar glider are nocturnal, tree dwelling mammals that seem toresemble one another very closely in body shape, color and behavior. They live in similar environments and fill similar roles in their respective food chains. When their evolutionary background is examined, it turns out that they are not closely related. What could account for the common characteristics that they possess?
A. Coevolution
B. Divergent evolution
C. Adaptive radiation
D. Convergent evolution
E. None of the above explain their physical similarity

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Tagged Behavior, body, body shape, Color, dwelling, environments, evolutionary background, flying squirrel, food chains, glider, mammals, nocturnal, shape, squirrel, sugar, sugar glider, tree, tree dwelling

Extreme Mammals at AMNH – Sugar Gliders

Posted on July 21, 2009 by admin| Leave a comment

From the trees of Australia and New Guinea to the halls of the American Museum of Natural History, a colony of sugar gliders (petaurus breviceps) are now living in the new Extreme Mammals exhibit. Watch as Hazel Davies, manager of living exhibits at AMNH, readies these nocturnal creatures for their day. Produced/Edited by James Sims. Learn more about these unique marsupials, along with a variety of other interesting mammals, at the Museum’s Extreme Mammals exhibit. For more information …

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