Each of the forelimbs of 4 different animals shown below has the basic structure of "one bone, two bones, and many bones" as you count from the top to the bottom of each limb. What conclusion can be made from this observation?

Question

Each of the forelimbs of 4 different animals shown below has the basic structure of "one bone, two bones, and many bones" as you count from the top to the bottom of each limb. What conclusion can be made from this observation?

Question 4 options:

These limbs are homologous structures.

Each limb belongs to the same animal.

All the limbs perform the same function.

These animals all live in the same environment.

Answer 1

Each of the forelimbs of 4 different animals shown below has the basic structure of "one bone, two bones, and many bones" as you count from the top to the bottom of each limb. What conclusion can be made from this observation?

The conclusion that can be made from this observation is that these limbs are homologous structures.