Ostriches don't use their wings for flight, but they do use them for other functions, such as mating rituals and balance. Many ancestors of ostriches did fly. What can you conclude about ostrich behavior from this information?

A) Ostriches inherited the genes for wings from their ancestors, even though the function of these structures changed.

B) Ostriches developed mutations in their wings to willfully adapt to their current environment.

C) Ostriches lack a close evolutionary relationship with these ancestral birds.

DIn the near future, ostriches will have no wings because they have no need for them.

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11 August, 15:04

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Melvin Townsend · Answer 1

I would go with A, they inherited the wings even though they don't need them today, since evolution has changed the Ostrich in some way.