The Fact That Whales Have Pelvic and Leg Bones Indicates

question 38

Multiple Choice

The fact that whales have pelvic and leg bones indicates that:

• A)they probably evolved from fish.
• B)ancestral whales had legs.
• C)whales should have functional legs.
• D)having a pelvis is advantageous.
• E)whales did not evolve by natural selection.

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