Based on the figure of chordate phylogeny, which of the following are examples of homoplasies?

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Based on the figure of chordate phylogeny,
which of the following are examples of
homoplasies?
a. Loss of limbs in snakes and
caecilians
b. Lungs in lungfish and turtles
c. Jaws in sharks and lizards
O d. The amniotic egg of crocodiles and
mammals
O e. Eyes in all the shown lineages
Transcribed Image Text:Based on the figure of chordate phylogeny, which of the following are examples of homoplasies? a. Loss of limbs in snakes and caecilians b. Lungs in lungfish and turtles c. Jaws in sharks and lizards O d. The amniotic egg of crocodiles and mammals O e. Eyes in all the shown lineages
Sharks,
ray-finned fish,
coelacanths,
lungfish, and
tetrapods have
a hinged jaw.
Coelacanths and
lungfish have lobed fins.
Lungfish and
tetrapods have lungs.
Tetrapods have
walking legs.
Sauropsids and mammals
have an amniotic egg.
Mammals have hair
and milk glands.
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Hagfish
Lampreys
Sharks
and rays
Ray-finned fish
Coelacanths
Lungfish
Frogs
Salamanders
Caecilians
Lizards
and snakes
Turtles
Crocodiles
and alligators
Birds
Mammals
Jawless fish
fish
Cartilaginous
Lobe-finned
fish
Amphibians
Sauropsids
Bony fish
Tetrapods
Transcribed Image Text:Sharks, ray-finned fish, coelacanths, lungfish, and tetrapods have a hinged jaw. Coelacanths and lungfish have lobed fins. Lungfish and tetrapods have lungs. Tetrapods have walking legs. Sauropsids and mammals have an amniotic egg. Mammals have hair and milk glands. Biology: How Life Works, Second Edition 2016 W.H. Freeman and Company [ LLC 4 Hagfish Lampreys Sharks and rays Ray-finned fish Coelacanths Lungfish Frogs Salamanders Caecilians Lizards and snakes Turtles Crocodiles and alligators Birds Mammals Jawless fish fish Cartilaginous Lobe-finned fish Amphibians Sauropsids Bony fish Tetrapods
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