crustaceans are considered to be the ' insects of the water'. they are as successful in the aquatic environment as the insects are on the terrestrial environment.

can you consider their present status as a result of a convergent, divergent or parallel evolution?

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crustaceans are considered to be the ' insects of the water'. they are as successful in the aquatic environment as the insects are on the terrestrial environment. 

can you consider their present status as a result of a convergent, divergent or parallel evolution?

anonymous · Answer

please help ....

ookawaiioo · Answer

Convergent evolution. 

It means two separate lineage that shares a common trait(wings on bats, wings on insects)

anonymous · Answer

Not sure if this would be a case of convergent evolution. The question doesn't mention any particular traits that might have evolved independently.

ookawaiioo · Answer

Well I just assumed from the question, that Crustaceans were like "insects of water " had implied there was a similar trait between the two different type of species.

anonymous · Answer

Most of the similar traits that I can think of most likely came from a common ancestor. Both insects and crustaceans are arthropods.

ookawaiioo · Answer

In that case, its divergent evolution...... Sorry i didnt know they were from the Arthropods.

anonymous · Answer

so its divergent? can u explain why please?