INTEG.PRIN.OF ZOOLOGY-EBOOK CODE
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260914894
Author: HICKMAN
Publisher: MCG
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 26, Problem 6RQ
Summary Introduction
To describe: The main structural characteristics of turtles that differentiate it from other nonavian reptiles.
Introduction: The term nonavian reptiles include crocodilians, lizards, snakes, turtles, tuatara, and extinct groups, such as pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, dinosaurs, and other early amniotes. Turtles were emerged in the Triassic period and diversified.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
Describe the principal structural features of turtles that distinguish them from other nonavian reptiles.
Describe each of the major groups of nonavian reptiles.
List the seven features that define the reptiles.
Chapter 26 Solutions
INTEG.PRIN.OF ZOOLOGY-EBOOK CODE
Ch. 26 - What are the four membranes associated with...Ch. 26 - How do the skin and respiratory systems of...Ch. 26 - Prob. 3RQCh. 26 - Prob. 4RQCh. 26 - Prob. 5RQCh. 26 - Prob. 6RQCh. 26 - How might nest temperature affect egg development...Ch. 26 - What is meant by a kinetic skull and what benefit...Ch. 26 - Prob. 9RQCh. 26 - In what ways are the special senses of snakes...
Ch. 26 - Prob. 11RQCh. 26 - Prob. 12RQCh. 26 - What is the function of the pit of pit vipers?Ch. 26 - Prob. 14RQCh. 26 - What is the difference in structure or location of...Ch. 26 - Prob. 16RQCh. 26 - Why are tuataras (Sphenodon) of special interest...Ch. 26 - Distinguish ornithischian and saurischian...Ch. 26 - Was the parental care of a dinosaur more like that...Ch. 26 - From which diapsid subgroup have crocodilians...Ch. 26 - How could changes in the environment affect...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Distinguish the Skelton of reptiles in Chelonia and Squamata.arrow_forwardDescribe three notable characteristics common to most reptiles. Think about diet, dentition, limbs, locomotion, physical adaptations, and reproductive processes.arrow_forwardIs the vertebral column a synapomorphy or symplesiomorphy among thevertebrates? Explainarrow_forward
- What similarities are present in birds and reptiles in terms of their external features?arrow_forwardIdentify the parts of the Frog's Skeletal System. Color the axial bones, different from the appendicular bones.arrow_forwardwhat are the advantages and disadvantages of carapace and plastron in turtlesarrow_forward
- Give the integumentary organs of the following representative chordates: Acorn worm Sea squirt Amphioxus Lamprey Sharkarrow_forwardWhat is the role of elaborated cloaca in reptiles?arrow_forwardHow are the "types ot veterbrae" modified in birds, relative to other amniotes? How is the axial skeleton adapted in birds AND primates, relative to other tetrapods? Explain how those changes relate to their upright posture and bipedal locomotion..arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781305389892Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillanPublisher:Cengage LearningConcepts of BiologyBiologyISBN:9781938168116Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James WisePublisher:OpenStax College
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781305389892
Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Concepts of Biology
Biology
ISBN:9781938168116
Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher:OpenStax College
From Sea to Changing Sea | Early Life in the Oceans || Radcliffe Institute; Author: Harvard University;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac0TmDf5Feo;License: Standard youtube license