During the early stages of embryo development, dolphins have gill pouches. What does this mean?

a. Dolphins evolved from fish.

b. Fish evolved from dolphins.

c. Dolphin embryos go through a fish phase during development.

d. Dolphins and fish share a distant, common ancestor.

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Santino Mercer

Biology

3 June, 16:42

During the early stages of embryo development, dolphins have gill pouches. What does this mean?

a. Dolphins evolved from fish.

b. Fish evolved from dolphins.

c. Dolphin embryos go through a fish phase during development.

d. Dolphins and fish share a distant, common ancestor.

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Jerimiah Foley · Answer 1

I think the correct answer among the choices presented above is option C. Dolphins having gill pouches would mean that dolphin embryos go through a fish phase during development. Dolphins are closely related so dolphins should go through a fish phase.

During the early stages of embryo development, dolphins have gill pouches. What does this mean?a. Dolphins evolved from fish.b. Fish evolved from dolphins.c. Dolphin embryos go through a fish phase during development.d. Dolphins and fish share a distant, common ancestor.

During the early stages of embryo development, dolphins have gill pouches. What does this mean?

a. Dolphins evolved from fish.

b. Fish evolved from dolphins.

c. Dolphin embryos go through a fish phase during development.

d. Dolphins and fish share a distant, common ancestor.