-In the Section "Investigating Life: Evolving Backwards," What Was Hypothesized

question 39

Multiple Choice

-In the section "Investigating Life: Evolving Backwards," what was hypothesized about the loss of legs in modern-day snakes?

• A) Snakes descended from land-dwelling ancestors.
• B) Snakes descended only from burrowing lizards on land.
• C) Snakes descended only from marine lizards.
• D) Snakes do not have forelimbs or hindlimbs.
• E) Some extant snakes have forelimbs or hindlimbs.

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