Convergence: Marsupials and Placentals

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
evolution common ancestors convergence ecosystems niches similarity locomotion feeding shape phenotype behavior animals mammals Australia North America marsupials placentals reproduction
Subjects
Science Anatomy and Physiology
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Convergence: Marsupials and Placentals

Learn about some of the marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals in North America in this article and series of illustrations. Even though they are not closely related, these mammals look alike because they have adapted to similar ecological roles.
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PBS Learning Media

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