What adaptive benefit do the three middle ear bones afford mammals? A) These bones helped to improve chewing, allow ancient mammals to diversify their diet. B) These bones improve hearing by allowing vibrations to be better picked up in air and the detection of higher frequencies. C) These bones allowed the detection of vibrations (hearing) for the first time in evolutionary history. D) These bones improve vision by providing an additional anchor point for the optic nerve.

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What adaptive benefit do the three middle ear bones afford mammals?

		A) These bones helped to improve chewing, allow ancient mammals to diversify their diet.
		B) These bones improve hearing by allowing vibrations to be better picked up in air and the detection of higher frequencies.
		C) These bones allowed the detection of vibrations (hearing) for the first time in evolutionary history.
		D) These bones improve vision by providing an additional anchor point for the optic nerve.

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