Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 18, Problem 4MC
Which of the following does not list evolutionary events in chronological order (oldest to most recent)?
- a. first algae, first animals, first land plants
- b. first mammals, first reptiles, first hominins
- c. first amphibians, first dinosaurs. first flowering plants
- d. first photosynthesis, first exoskeletons, first hair
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