Essentials of Biology
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Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
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Chapter 19.5, Problem 4LO
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Defining characteristics of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals
Given:
Vertebrates have different groups- fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Introduction:
Fishes- Fishes are cold blooded and have a backbone, fins, gills, and scales on their body.
Amphibians- Amphibians are cold-blooded animals with smooth, porous and rarely scaled skin. Endoskeleton is present in them. They can live both on land and water.
Reptiles- Reptiles are cold-blooded animals with scales covering the skin. They have four legs or leglike appendages. They live on land.
Mammals- Mammals are warm-blooded animals. They have mammary glands. Hair and sweat glands are present in their body.
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Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 19.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 19.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 19.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 19.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 19.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 19.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 19.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 19.1 - Prob. 3ACh. 19.2 - Prob. 1LO
Ch. 19.2 - Distinguish between a parazoan and a eumetazoan,...Ch. 19.2 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 19.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 19.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 19.2 - Prob. 4ACh. 19.2 - Prob. 5ACh. 19.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 19.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 19.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 19.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 19.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 19.3 - Prob. 6ACh. 19.3 - Prob. 7ACh. 19.3 - Prob. 8ACh. 19.4 - List the characteristics that classify an animal...Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 19.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 19.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 19.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 19.4 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 19.4 - Prob. 9ACh. 19.4 - Prob. 10ACh. 19.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 19.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 19.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 19.5 - Prob. 4LOCh. 19.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 19.5 - Summarize the innovations shared by classes on the...Ch. 19.5 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 6CYPCh. 19.5 - Prob. 11ACh. 19.5 - Prob. 12ACh. 19.5 - Prob. 13ACh. 19.6 - Explain how the evolutionary tree of primates is...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 19.6 - Prob. 3LOCh. 19.6 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 19.6 - Explain the importance of bipedalism and brain...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 19.6 - Prob. 14ACh. 19.6 - Prob. 15ACh. 19.6 - Prob. 16ACh. 19 - Section 14.2 What is the difference between a...Ch. 19 - Prob. T16.1BYBCh. 19 - Prob. S16.3BYBCh. 19 - Prob. 1BYBCh. 19 - 2. What is the major difference between a...Ch. 19 - Section 14.2 examines how the fossil record is...Ch. 19 - Table 16.1 describes the geological time frame...Ch. 19 - Prob. S16.3CTCCh. 19 - Prob. 1TCCh. 19 - Prob. 2TC
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