Fleas and Springtails Both Lack Wings

question 10

Multiple Choice

Fleas and springtails both lack wings

• A) because they never evolved wings and are both primitive insects.
• B) because they are both parasites and lost wings from winged ancestors.
• C) fleas are primitive but springtails lost wings when they gained their springtails.
• D) springtails never had wings but fleas are derived from winged fly-like ancestors and secondarily lost wings when they became parasites.
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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