Read the statement below and then answer the questions that follow. Choose your answer based on the observation in the question. It is hypothesized that reptiles were the immediate evolutionary ancestors of birds.
-The Jurassic fossil Archaeopteryx has birdlike feathers and wings, but it also has reptilian characteristics, such as teeth.
A) The observation supports the hypothesis.
B) The observation refutes the hypothesis.
C) The observation has no bearing on the hypothesis.

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The observation of Archaeopteryx having both birdlike and reptilian characteristics supports the hypothesis that reptiles were the immediate evolutionary ancestors of birds, as it shows a transitional form.

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