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To test how different species respond to climate change, I compared tolerances to food and water deprivation, ethanol, and heat in Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila persimilis- sister species living in the American West- to that of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans- sister cosmopolitan species. In most conditions, sister species followed the similar patterns, suggesting that evolutionary history and ecology may indicate species' resilience to climate change.