Leeches, ticks, mosquitoes, lampreys, and vampire bats all suck blood. would they form a monophyletic group of close relatives with a recent common ancestor in a phylogenetic tree?

Answer;

No, they would not form a monophyletic group of close relatives with a recent common ancestor.

Explanation;

-This is because their similarities are due to convergent evolution (adaptation to the bloodsucking lifestyle); phylogenetic analysis is based on homologous features, not analogous features.

-Convergent evolution is the process by which unrelated or distantly related organisms evolve similar body forms, coloration, organs, and adaptations. Phylogenetic analysis is based on homologous features, which the above organisms lacks. Homologous traits are those traits that are shared by two or more different species that share a common ancestor.

the most common energy conversion is from kinetic energy to potential energy, and then from potential energy to kinetic energy.

later on comes the heat energy, mechanical energy, and other energy conversions.

this energy conversion is so common that we can find it in our day to day lives as well.

- one of the most common energy conversions involves the changing of potential energy to kinetic energy or kinetic energy to potential energy