Question

(a) Name the process that has resulted in evolution of wolf and Tasmanian wolf.
(b) Explain the process by which Tasmanian wolves evolved.
(c) Compare and contrast the two animals shown. [1+1+1]

Answer 1

a) Convergent evolution is the name of the process that has resulted in evolution of wolf and Tasmanian wolf. [1]

b) Tasmanian wolf has evolved due to adaptive radiation in which different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and radiating to other areas of geography has developed similar adaptive functional structures in unrealted groups of organisms. [1]

c) The first animal shown is wolf which is a placental animal and the second image is of Tasmanian wolf which is a marsupial. [1]