Statement I: When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geograph

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Statement I: When more than one adaptive radiation appeared to have occurred in an isolated geographical area one can call this convergent evolution.\ Statement II: Homologous structures are the result of convergent evolution.\

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(b) : Organs that are not anatomically similar though they perform similar functions are called analogous organs. Analogous structures are the result of convergent evolution. E.g., the eye of the octopus and of mammals or the flippers of penguins and dolphins. One can say that it is the similar habitat that has resulted in selection of similar adaptive features in different groups of organisms but toward the same function.