試題詳解

76. Some molecular data place the giant panda in the bear family (Ursidae) but place the lesser panda in the raccoon family (Procyonidae). The morphological similarities of these two species must therefore be due to ______.
(A) inheritance of acquired characteristics
(B) sexual selection
(C) inheritance of shared derived characters
(D) convergent evolution
(E) punctuated equilibrium