Which of the following statements best describes the current…
Which of the following statements best describes the current scientific view of birds? A) A group of feathered, endothermic dinosaurs that survived the Cretaceous mass extinction. B) A group of feathered, ectothermic lizards that lack teeth. C) A group of flying, endothermic reptiles that have lost teeth, the amniotic egg, and other heavy body features as an adaptation for flight. D) A group of flying mammals whose hairs are modified to feathers. E) A group of flying mammals that is derived from monotremes, which also lay amniotic eggs.