Boa Constrictors Have Tiny Pelvic Girdles and Leg Bones Inside

question 94

Multiple Choice

Boa constrictors have tiny pelvic girdles and leg bones inside their bodies. Because these structures are nonfunctional "evolutionary baggage," they are called

• A) vestigial.
• B) convergent.
• C) maladaptive.
• D) homologous.
• E) analogous.

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