Evolution Question 49
49. Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that
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(a) fishes were amphibious in the past
(b) fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors
(c) frogs will have gills in future
(d) frogs evolved from gilled ancestors
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Answer : d
Hints & Solution
(d) Amphibians have moved onto terrestrial habitat but they still need to go back to water for reproduction. The presence of gills in tadpole indicate that amphibians have evolved from fishes. Fishes are completely aquatic so the other three options are incorrect.
