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Question

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Explanation / Answer

This is a female fish as we can see in the second diagram that the fish carries ovary. The ovary is the reproductive organ of females. Power for movement comes by propulsion of water largely made by the waves in the Tail. So major power comes from the tail Homology means having a common ancestor. Fishes and other vertebrates down- amphibians, reptiles and mammals are called Gnathostomes, meaning they all have jaws as indicated by the picture (maxilla and mandible)