Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Chapter 34, Problem 6IQ
Describe the 375-million-year-old “fishapod” fossil Tiktaalik. Is it considered to be a fish or a tetrapod?
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the image say about the bones in the fins of fish (on the left side) when compared to the bones in their tetrapod ancestors (on the right side)? (Image from Shubin et al.,
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What is the name of this type ancestral specimen?
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Ch. 34 - Name the animal shown in the following diagram and...Ch. 34 - Prob. 2IQCh. 34 - The following phylogenetic hypothesis shows the...Ch. 34 - a. List the derived characters of gnathostomes. b....Ch. 34 - a. What three lineages of lobe-fins survive today?...Ch. 34 - Describe the 375-million-year-old fishapod fossil...Ch. 34 - Identify the four extraembryonic membranes in the...Ch. 34 - Prob. 8IQCh. 34 - Prob. 9IQCh. 34 - a. List the derived characteristics of mammals. b....
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