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Question 11 (1 point) The "fish with legs" fossil is of great importance to the study of evolution of land- dwelling animals because: It suggests that fish moved onto dry land and then evolved legs and hands later. It suggests that land-dwelling animals did not evolve from fish. It suggests that fish first evolved legs that allowed them to move out of the water. It is the missing link between whale evolution and the evolution of terrestrial mammals. All of the above.

Answer 1

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CORRECT ANSWER IS OPTION D

we all know that life first evolved in aquatic ecosystem where there is no need of legs as there is water all around and also we know that once the fishes start coming out of water then there comes the evolution of reptiles instead of direct legs. therefore one can say that the first three options are completely irrelevant as they show no resemblance of legs and aquatic life. As development of legs and hands in one go is not feasible, and a fish can not directly evolve into an organism which have hands and legs. therefore these first three options are incorrect

option D is correct, as one can predict if there were fishes with legs then they must be a missing link between the evolution of whales and terrestrial life.

hence ,the correct option is D