Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25, Problem 9SQ
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Concept introduction: The chordates have aquatic adaptation, terrestrial adaptation, and volant adaptation to suit their habitat. The birds have the volant adaptation that is their mode of locomotion is flying with the help of wings made of feathers. There are other animals that have the volant adaptations but their wings are not made of feathers.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 25 - Deathly Lamprey Repellent Predation by sea...Ch. 25 - Deathly Lamprey Repellent Predation by sea...Ch. 25 - Prob. 3DAACh. 25 - Prob. 4DAACh. 25 - Prob. 1SQCh. 25 - Which of the traits listed above are retained by...Ch. 25 - Vertebrate jaw banes evolved from ___ . a. gill...Ch. 25 - Prob. 4SQCh. 25 - Tetra pods evolved from ___ . a. sharks b....Ch. 25 - Turtles, Lizards, and birds belong to one major...
Ch. 25 - Prob. 7SQCh. 25 - Prob. 8SQCh. 25 - Prob. 9SQCh. 25 - Feathers and hair consist mainly of ___ . a....Ch. 25 - Prob. 11SQCh. 25 - ______ have scaleless skin and a heart with three...Ch. 25 - Prob. 13SQCh. 25 - Prob. 14SQCh. 25 - Arrange the groups in order in which they evolved....Ch. 25 - In 1798, a stuffed platypus specimen was delivered...Ch. 25 - Controlling forbody size, would you expect a...Ch. 25 - Why is it more difficult to determine the sex of a...Ch. 25 - Prob. 4CT
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