Question

Pythons have small leg bones buried in their tail muscles. What can scientists conclude from this observation?

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Responses

Pythons descended from an animal with legs.
Pythons descended from an animal with legs.

The leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.
The leg bones will not be passed down to future generations.

The leg bones help pythons move.
The leg bones help pythons move.

Future generations of pythons will have legs.
Future generations of pythons will have legs.

Answer 1

Pythons descended from an animal with legs.

Explanation: The small leg bones are vestigial structures—remnants of ancestral limbs—indicating these snakes evolved from legged ancestors.