Multiple choice

In seals, the flippers are basically:

  1. fore limbs

  2. hand

  3. hind limbs

  4. tail

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Seal flippers are modified forelimbs - their front legs evolved for swimming. They are not hind limbs (back legs), hands, or tails. This is analogous to human arms vs. legs - the front limbs became flippers in marine mammals.