Q. What is common to whale, seal and shark?

A) Seasonal migration
B) Thick subcutaneous fat
C) Convergent evolution
D) Homeothermy
Explanation

Distantly related animals (as whale, seal and shark) inhabiting similar habitats often develop similar morphological features that make them look similar. This is termed as adaptive convergence or convergent evolution. Dogfish (pisces) and whale (mammals) have acquried aquatic character though distantly related.

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