AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whales, which live in the water, have hips. These structures are important for carrying the weight of animals that walk on land. Finding this body part in animals that don’t walk on land is best explained how?
A
Whales have evolved this structure because it might be useful in the future.
B
Whales are able to interbreed with other animals that have hips.
C
Whales have a diet that includes other animals that have this structure.
D
Whales share a common ancestor with animals that walk on land.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These structures are important for carrying the weight of animals that walk on land. Finding this body part in animals that don’t walk on land is best explained how? Whales have evolved this structure because it might be useful in the future. Whales are able to interbreed with other animals that have hips.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the most reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from a comparison of these structures? Humans and bats share a closer evolutionary history with each other than with birds. Comparing the embryos of different animals can show relationships that can’t be seen when comparing the fully formed animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bats and birds are only very distantly related, and both evolved wings for flight in very different evolutionary pathways. What is the term that describes the wing structures that these species evolved? analogous structures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which observation accurately explains the similarities between the organisms? The embryos of all multicellular organisms have distinct similarities early in development. Embryonic similarities in organisms may suggest they evolved from a common ancestor.

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