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Speciation. In almost all cases, the ancestor species of an organism are still in existence during the early stages of the population growth of the new one.

That's one of the ways we end up with "cousins" in the evolutionary tree of life. Difference species diverge from the same species at some point and the original species will either continue for quite a long time or will further speciate creating more branches.

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What results when a new specles evolves from an existing species?

When a new species evolves from an existing species, it results in speciation, which is the formation of a distinct species that is reproductively isolated from the original species. This can occur due to various factors such as geographic isolation, genetic mutations, or changes in environmental conditions that lead to evolutionary divergence. The new species will have its own unique traits and characteristics that distinguish it from its ancestor.


What does it mean for species to have an evolutionary relationship?

If two organisms share an evolutionary relationship, that means that they have a common ancestor on the evolutionary tree. The more recently the shared common ancestor lived, the more closely related the two present organisms are, evolutionarily.


What does it mean when two species share a common ancestor?

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Help with this question what is the term describing the process that occurs when a species evolves into a new species without a physical barrier separating populations?

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Similar structures that related species have inherited from common ancestor.?

what is Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor


When the internal strucure of two species are very similar what can be inferred about both species?

They evolved from a common ancestor.


A speciation pattern which exhibits branching of populations is termed?

Adaptive radiation. This process occurs when a single ancestor species evolves into a wide array of descendant species to adapt to different ecological niches. It results in a tree-like pattern of branching populations.


What is an apical ancestor?

An apical ancestor is the most recent common ancestor of a group of species in a phylogenetic tree. It represents the point where the evolutionary lineage leading to a group of species splits from the rest of the tree.


What does it mean if species are said to have common ancestor?

If species are said to have a common ancestor, it means they are believed to have descended from a single, shared ancestor species in the past. This indicates that despite differences observed in the species today, they share a genetic and evolutionary heritage that links them back to a common origin.


What is a common ancestor?

a common ancestor is a species that multiple species share as the species they descended froma person born or that has lived before you and the word common means the same SO ....... its when you have the same descendant or person who lived before you or an ancestor that's the same


What is it called when behavioral adaptation of animals use colors and marking to look another animal in order to keep predators away?

That is called Mimicry. This is when a species evolves to share common percieved characteristics with another species.


The process where one species evolves into many different species?

evolution