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Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
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Chapter 34, Problem 3CQ
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To determine: Whether birds are considered to be living dinosaurs.
Introduction: The birds were evolved from reptiles, and this has been proved by the discovery of the fossils of various flying dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx, and the molecular studies done on the genetic material predicting similarities and differences in genetic pattern. Although birds have developed from reptiles, some differences separate these groups from each other.
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Scientists have found one new fossil that is similar to Archaeopteryx. It is only the second fossil of its kind. It shows an animal that had a long-feathered tail and small teeth, like non-avian dinosaurs. But the animal also had flight feathers and wings, like modern birds. The fossil also shows a fused clavicle bone, which confirms the relationship between birds and dinosaurs because they are the only two groups with this characteristic.
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Chapter 34 Solutions
Biology
Ch. 34.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 34.2 - Core Skill: Connections Are fish a monophyletic...Ch. 34.2 - What features distinguish ray- finned fishes from...Ch. 34.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 34.3 - What were the advantages to animals of moving onto...Ch. 34.3 - What was the purpose of the study conducted by...Ch. 34.3 - Prob. 2EQCh. 34.3 - CoreSKILL Summarize the results of the...Ch. 34.3 - Prob. 1BCCh. 34.3 - Prob. 2CC
Ch. 34.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 34.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 34.4 - Core Skill: Connections Look ahead to Figure...Ch. 34.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 34.5 - Prob. 1BCCh. 34.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 34 - Which of the following is not a defining...Ch. 34 - Prob. 2TYCh. 34 - Prob. 3TYCh. 34 - Which clade does not include frogs? a. vertebrates...Ch. 34 - Prob. 5TYCh. 34 - Prob. 6TYCh. 34 - Prob. 7TYCh. 34 - Which of the following is not a distinguishing...Ch. 34 - Prob. 9TYCh. 34 - Prob. 10TYCh. 34 - Prob. 1CQCh. 34 - Prob. 2CQCh. 34 - Prob. 3CQCh. 34 - By what means can vertebrates move?Ch. 34 - Prob. 2COQ
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