Which of the following is an example of exaptation?
A) Some insects do not develop wings when resources are plentiful.
B) Human middle ear bones are derived from ancestral gill arch tissue.
C) Wings of bats and wings of birds are homologous.
D) Mutation rates can increase at higher temperatures.
Answer: B
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A) only as an acid because of the carboxyl group B) only as a base because of the amino group C) as an acid and a base D) as neither an acid nor a base E) It is impossible to determine how it would function, based on the provided information.