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Remaining Time: 20 minutes, 17 seconds Question Completion Status: 10 13 14 15 23 30 400 410 420 435 44 34 35 36 37 3839 QUESTION 38 Adaptations always lead to an increase in complexity in organisms? O True O False QUESTION 39 Which statements below are correct in regards to vestigiality? 0 A Vestigial characters only includes anatomical structures B. Vestigial characters have lost all or most of their original function in a species C. Vestigial structures may sometimes retain lesser functions or develop minor new ones D.Only 8 and C are correct E. All the statements A, B, and C are correct Click Save and Submit to sove and submit. Click Save Al Answers to save all answers

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Answer 38: False (an adaptation is a biological effect which helps the individual to adapt better to the environment. The nature of this adaptive change does not correspond to degree of complexity of the organism)

Answer 39: Choice E (Vestegial features of an organisms can often assume new minor functions, though not vital in nature, and thus assist in maintaining homeostasis.)

Answer 36: Choice B (A ring species is the one which connects two non-breeding species living in a geographical area and converge to make up a link between these non-breeding species by inter-breeding with both of them)

Answer 37: Choice C (Cladastimatics refers to the formal scientific study which finds the evolutionary relationships between evolving organisms)