Bears Have Thinner Bones Than Whales

question 33

Multiple Choice

Bears have thinner bones than whales.Hippopotami have intermediate bone thickness.What hypothesis does this support?

• A) Hippopotami live in dense, murky waterways.
• B) Whales and bears both evolved from hippopotami.
• C) Hippopotami spend part of their time living in water and part living on land.
• D) Hippopotami are an intermediate species in the evolutionary lineage between whales and bears.

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