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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

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Chapter 29, Problem 27CTQ

Explain why frogs are restricted to a moist environment.

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Biology 2e

Ch. 29 - Figure 29.3 Which of the following statements...Ch. 29 - Figure 29.22 Which of the following statements...Ch. 29 - Figure 29.24 Members of the order Testudines have...Ch. 29 - Which of the following is not contained in phylum...Ch. 29 - Which group of invertebrates is most closely...Ch. 29 - Hagfish. lam preys. sharks, and tuna are all...Ch. 29 - Members of Chondrichthyes differ from members of...Ch. 29 - Members of Chondrichfhyes are thought to be...Ch. 29 - A marine biologist catches a species of fish she...Ch. 29 - Which of the following is not true of...

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