Structural similarities shared by a wide array of distantly related species that are inherited from a common ancestor, such as the number of bones in the forelimb, are termed
A)specialized.
B)ancestral (primitive).
C)adaptive radiations.
D)analogies.
E)derived (modified).

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These structural similarities are considered ancestral or primitive because they are inherited from a common ancestor, indicating a shared evolutionary history among the species that possess them.

Structural Similarities Shared by a Wide Array of Distantly Related