Both Ancestral Birds and Ancestral Mammals Shared a Common Ancestor

question 16

Multiple Choice

Both ancestral birds and ancestral mammals shared a common ancestor that was terrestrial. Today, penguins (which are birds) and seals (which are mammals) have forelimbs adapted for swimming. What term best describes the relationship of the bones in the forelimbs of penguins and seals, and what term best describes the flippers of penguins and seals?

• A) homologous; homologous
• B) analogous; homologous
• C) homologous; analogous
• D) analogous; analogous

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A branch of psychology that studies observable behaviors rather than internal subjective experiences, emphasizing the effects of external stimuli on responses.

Clinical Case Studies

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Degree of Modeling

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Reinforcement

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