Question

Three students are arguing over the correct interpretation of the tree below. Student A insists that pine is the most highly evolved living species because it evolved most recently and is more complex than the other species. Student B says the amoeba is the most highly evolved living species because it is older than the other species. Student C says that no living species is more highly evolved than another because all living species have been evolving for the same amount of time from their common ancestor. Which student is correct

Answer 1

Student C is correct because evolution does not necessarily lead to adaptation. Adaptation is an evolutionary process.

Evolution and adaptation

The term 'evolution' can be defined as the general view of 'descendence with modification', which generally occurs due to natural selection.

Organisms evolve to adapt (adjust) to different challenging environmental conditions.

However, a challenging environment may represent normal conditions for another species.

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