Question

Alligators, crocodiles, and snakes are all reptiles. However, alligators are more closely related to snakes. Which statement MOST accurately describes how this relationship is explained in Darwin's Theory of Evolution? A) Alligators and crocodiles have no history of any common ancestors. B) Alligators and snakes are more alike since they both develop from an egg. C) Alligators and snakes are more alike since both species have a recent common ancestor. D) Alligators and crocodiles are anatomically more alike due to

Answer 1

C) Alligators and snakes are more alike since both species have a recent common ancestor.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Theory of Evolution describes the development of species that inhabited or inhabit planet Earth.

Darwin stated that living things, including man, are descended from common ancestors, which change over time. Thus, existing species evolved from simpler species that lived in the old days. According to this theory, living beings that share strong similarities originated from the same ancestor, that is, they have a common ancestor.

For this reason we can say that alligators, crocodiles and snakes are all reptiles, but alligators and snakes share similarities and are more related because they are descendants of the same ancestor, in other words, these two animals share a common ancestor.

Answer 2

The relationship among these reptiles that explains the principles of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution would be "Alligators and snakes are more alike since both species have a recent common ancestor." In addition, Darwinism that the species usually survived through a natural selection.