Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 39, Problem 4SQ
A bird's keratin-lined _______ helps it grind up food.
- a. pharynx
- b. crop
- c. gizzard
- d. gastrovascular cavity
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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