What is the sister group to mammals? tetrapods birds sauropsids crocodiles and alligators birds plus crocodiles and alligators

Q: Construct a dichotomous key to the classes of vertebrates using the table of characteristics below.

A: Given: Need to find in which class the vertebrates belong by checking the characteristics and…

Q: If you discovered a fossil hominin that was adapted for both arboreal and bipedal locomotion, had an…

A: Introduction Bipedalism is a type of terrestrial locomotion in which an organism moves by using its…

Q: Match the derived character trait to the major clade of chordates that it defines. Craniates…

A: Approach to solving the question:This discussion about derived character traits and major chordate…

Q: Hadrosaur are large and strong looking, couldn’t they at least try to defend themselves from…

A: Introduction :- Hadrosaurs are the animals belongs to the phylum chordata .They have few mechanism…

Q: Which of the following are amniotes? Choose all that apply. Fish O Amphibians O Reptiles Birds…

A: This specialised membrane structures of certain tissues formed outside of the body of the embryo…

Q: One difference between the 'fishapod', Tikaalik, and the early tetrapod, Acanthostega, is... Group…

A: Tetrapod development began approximately 400 million years ago in the Devonian Period, with the…

Q: Dinosaurs that lived with tyrannosaur rex what were their? Like any duck bills, hardosaur,…

A: Tyrannosaurus Rex or T. Rex are carnivorous dinosaur species that were found to have been lived in…

Q: rodents & sharks ray-finned fish amphibians primates rabbits crocodiles birds hair eggs with shells…

A: A phylogenetic tree, additionally referred to as a phylogeny, is a diagram that depicts the traces…

Q: Discuss the traits in the body (not head/skull) that define Primates and set them apart from other…

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Q: Why gorillas are classified as a clade teleostomy and the reason for the name chosen?

A: Gorillas are placed in the clade Teleostomi. Teleostomi consists of all bony fish and tetrapods i.e,…

Q: Consider the table shown below: Class Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Superorder…

A: There are seven major ranks in taxonomy: kingdom, phylum, division ,class ,order , Family , genus ,…

Q: Which statements are true about the phylogeny of chordates? Lobe-finned fishes feature lungs and…

A: The term phylogeny refers to the pattern associated with the evolution of organisms from the period…

Q: What is the only difference between a fish and tetrapod

A: The change in the heritable characteristics of the species across many generations is called…

Q: The domesticated dog (Canis familiaris) belongs to which of the following chordate classes? class…

A: The objective of the question is to identify the chordate class to which the domesticated dog (Canis…

Q: Acrocanthosaurus what is physical description compare to tyrannosaur rex differences of shape, size…

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Q: In the rainforest you discover a new species that is terrestrial, has determinate development, molts…

A: Introduction  Morphology is the study of physical characters which can be visualized either by naked…

Q: You decide that it is a eutherian rather than a marsupial. How do you know based on its…

A: A marsupial is a mammal that raises its newborn offspring inside an external pouch at the front or…

Q: Pair the words with the right description:  Mammalia , Testudines, Rhynchocephalia, Amniota…

A: Mammalia - Member of this taxon nurse their young with milk.   Testudines - They are known as the…

Q: What are the reason that you can think of for the arthropods to constitute the largest group of…

A: Arthropods are the invertebrate animals that have a segmented body, paired jointed appendages, and…

Q: How are prosimians different from the group consisting of American monkeys, African-Eurasian…

A: The discussion on this subject examines the differences between prosimians, a suborder of primates,…

Q: How are humans related to primates? What characteristics do you see in humans, either anatomically…

A: Primates are the mammals which belong to order Primate. These are further classified taxonomically…

Q: What general conclusions can be drawn from the Eocene primates? What general conclusions can be…

A: During the Eocene epoch (approximately 56 to 34 million years ago), primates were small-bodied and…

Q: What term should we use to describe the evolution of body types in the anole lizards?  Synomorphic…

A: A change in the characteristics of species over several generations to adapt to environmental change…

Q: For which of the following pairs is having nails most likely to be a homologous resemblance (one…

A: A cladogram is a cladistics diagram that depicts relationships between species. A cladogram, on the…

Q: SO you wish to be a chordate do you? Which of the following are not essential to that distinction? O…

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Q: Which of the following characteristics are indicative of primates only

A: Primates are a group of mammals that belong to human together with apes and monkeys and few other…

Q: region monophyletic, paraphyletic, or polyphyletic?

A: Cladistics is a process of classifying organisms depends upon their shared traits. This method is…

Marine Evolution

Marine habitat is less explored, and hence, its biological diversity is far less known. The marine habitats are not constant due to their shifting nature, while the terrestrial habitats are more stable. Marine biology is the science that deals with the study of diverse marine species, their interactions, and behavioral characteristics.