CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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Chapter 18, Problem 19TYK
One of the key characteristics of arthropods is their jointed appendages. Describe four functions of these appendages in four different arthropods.
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CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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