CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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To determine: The reason that the statement “A squid’s eye has been perfectly designed to see in the dark depths of the ocean” is not accurate.

Introduction: The organs and structures which are adapted from ancestors are not always perfect. As stated in the blog “A squid’s eye has been perfectly designed to see in the dark depths of the ocean” suggests that evolution is goal-oriented, which is not true, for example, the laryngeal nerve in giraffes.

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