Concepts of Biology
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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 15, Problem 16RQ
Members of Chondrichthyes differ from members of Osteichthyes by having a _______.
a. jaw
b. bony skeleton
c. cartilaginous skeleton
d. two sets of paired fins
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