Chapter 12 Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification - Part 4

Why are whales and dolphins classified as mammals even though they live in water and look fish-like?

Type: MCQ • Marks: 1
Why are whales and dolphins classified as mammals even though they live in water and look fish-like?
Options
A. They breathe air via lungs, give birth to live young, and feed babies with milk
B. They have scales
C. They have gills
D. They lay eggs
Explanation
Cetaceans possess all fundamental mammalian traits: pulmonary breathing, viviparity, and lactation.
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