Homologous Traits

question 40

Multiple Choice

Homologous traits

• A) always perform the same function in different species.
• B) always perform a different function in different species.
• C) are inherited from a common ancestor.
• D) a and c
• E) b and c

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Definitions:

Harriett Beecher Stowe

An American author and abolitionist, best known for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which highlighted the harsh realities of slavery and galvanized anti-slavery sentiments before the American Civil War.

Abolition of Slavery

The legal and formal act of ending the practice of forcing individuals into servitude against their will.

James Fennimore Cooper

An early 19th-century American writer, celebrated for his historical novels of frontier and Native American life, notably the "Leatherstocking Tales."

Western Settlement

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