Analogous features such as spines and fleshy stems of American cacti and African euphorbias are examples of ________, adaptation to similar environmental conditions.
A) common ancestry
B) convergent evolution
C) reproductive isolation by polyploidy
D) sympatric speciation
E) post-zygotic barrier leading to reproductive isolation

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These features are examples of convergent evolution, where organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches.

Analogous Features Such as Spines and Fleshy Stems of American