Question
Pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles. What can scientists conclude from this observation?
A. the leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.
B. the leg bones help pythons move.
C. pythons descended from an animal with legs.
D. future generations of pythons will have legs.
A. the leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.
B. the leg bones help pythons move.
C. pythons descended from an animal with legs.
D. future generations of pythons will have legs.
Answers
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From the observation that pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles, scientists can conclude:
**C. pythons descended from an animal with legs.**
This conclusion is drawn from the presence of vestigial structures, which are remnants of organs or limbs that were functional in the ancestors of the species but have lost most or all of their original function in the descendants.
**C. pythons descended from an animal with legs.**
This conclusion is drawn from the presence of vestigial structures, which are remnants of organs or limbs that were functional in the ancestors of the species but have lost most or all of their original function in the descendants.