Structural similarities shared by a wide array of distantly related species that are inherited from a common ancestor, such as the number of bones in the forelimb, are termed

a. specialized.
b. ancestral (primitive).
c. adaptive radiations.
d. analogies.
e. derived (modified).


B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What will be an ideal response?

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________ is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage

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