Essentials of Biology
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ISBN: 9780078024221
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19.5, Problem 6CYP
Summary Introduction
To identify:
The reason behind the diversity of the mammals.
Introduction:
The mammals belong to the class Mammalia of kingdom Animalia. The mammals have evolved from common ancestors of the reptile lineage, which also evolved into birds. The two main unique characteristics of the mammals are the presence of hairs on the bodies and the presence of the mammary glands.
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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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