Question

The evolution of similar insulating skin coverings such as fur, hair, and feathers in mammals and birds is a result of _____.

A) shared ancestry
B) convergent evolution
C) homology
D) evolutionary divergence

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

It is believed that these skin features evolved from their reptilian ancestors, also from which scales share a common homology. The common ancestor is a primordial structure referred to as 'placode' that occurs in all the developing embryos in these vertebrates.