The Observation That a Whale's Front Flippers Have the Same

question 24

Multiple Choice

The observation that a whale's front flippers have the same bone structure as all mammalian forelimbs suggests that

• A)all mammals descended from a common ancestor.
• B)whales once walked on land.
• C)whales show remarkable diversity.
• D)land mammals originally came from the sea.
• E)there must have been land and aquatic ancestors that coevolved.

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