The Observation That Tiktaalik Had Both Gills and Lungs Suggests

question 85

Multiple Choice

The observation that Tiktaalik had both gills and lungs suggests what?

• A)It could absorb oxygen from the air.
• B)It could absorb oxygen from both the air and water.
• C)It could absorb oxygen from the water.
• D)It could absorb food from the water.
• E)It could absorb both food and oxygen from the water.

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