Question

Snakes do not have legs because ______.

Options

• legs were lost during their entry in tunnels

• legs were lost during evolution

• the ancestors of reptiles did not have legs

• there were no legs in lizards

Answer 1

Snakes do not have legs because legs were lost during evolution.

Explanation:

Snakes evolved from legged ancestors. During evolution, they gradually lost their limbs as an adaptation to their elongated, limbless body and mode of movement.