Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

IT IS A

Explanation:

Answer 2

Ostriches don’t use their wings for flight, but they do use them for other functions, such as mating rituals and balance.

• Ostriches are omnivores, and thus eat mostly plant material, though at times they may also feed on insects and small vertebrates
• Ostriches don't need to drink water; they get all the water they need from the watering hole.
• The life span of ostrich is 50 to 75 years.  
• A large flightless bird that lays the largest eggs of any living land animal.  
• The ostrich is the only bird that has two toes on each foot. All other birds have three or four toes.
• Lacking teeth, ostriches swallow pebbles to grind their food. An adult ostrich carries about 1kg of stones at any one time.
•  With the ability to run at 70 km/h (43.5 mph), they are the fastest birds on land.
•  An ostrich’s eye is almost 2 inches (5 centimeters) across—the largest eye of any land animal.
• 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.