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OpenStudy (0487308):

WILL AWARD MEDAL The process that produces similar looking structures in unrelated groups for organisms is:

OpenStudy (nebi):

I believe the answer to your question is convergent evolution

OpenStudy (0487308):

Thank you. Also, another quick question: Do cladograms that are based on fossil record show relationships based on shared derived characteristics, or which organisms are direct ancestors of others?

OpenStudy (nebi):

A cladogram shouldn't be compared to an evolutionary tree because it does not show how ancestors are related to descendants or how much they have changed. So, I believe the answer to your question is that cladograms show how organisms are direct ancestors of others.

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