Question

A living connective link which provides evidence for organic evolution

• A. Archaeopteryx between reptiles and mammals
• B. Lung fish between pisces and reptiles
• C. Duck billed Platypus between reptiles and mammals
• D. Sphenodon between reptiles and birds

Answer 1

The correct option is C Duck billed Platypus between reptiles and mammals

• Platypus is the first animal to have evolved from reptile to mammal and possess the characteristics of both.
• When it was discovered, the platypus was difficult to classify, bearing characteristics of mammals and reptiles.
  
• It lays eggs like a bird or reptile but feeds milk to its young like a mammal.
  
• The semi-sea-going platypus is an egg-laying well-evolved creature that has a bill like a duck and a venom like a snake.
• It is known to be a living connecting link that provides evidence of organic evolution.

Thus, the correct answer is (C).