2025 EvolutionEvidences for Evolution - Comparative Anatomy Easy Question 10 of 143 in Evolution

Sweet potato and potato represent a certain type of evolution. Select the correct combination of terms to explain the evolution.

A Analogy, convergent
B Homology, divergent
C Homology, convergent
D Analogy, divergent

The answer is A.

Solution

Potato (stem tuber) and sweet potato (root tuber) are analogous organs resulting from convergent evolution.

Sweet potato is a modified root tuber while potato is a modified stem tuber. They have different anatomic origins but perform analogous food storage functions, exemplifying analogy through convergent evolution.

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