Question:

Species 1 and Species 2 pictured here are both referred to

Last updated: 7/31/2022

Species 1 and Species 2 pictured here are both referred to

Species 1 and Species 2 pictured here are both referred to as crabs because of their similar body plan: they have a short tail region and a wide head/body region (the cephalothorax). However, both evolved their crab-like bodies long after they split from their last common ancestor, which probably looked more like your typical lobster. This evidence suggests that the crab-like body found in each of these species is an example of: A. divergent evolution B. convergent evolution C. homologous structures D. vestigial structures E artifcial selection