Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 32.1, Problem 2SB
How does a perforated pharynx enable hemichordates to acquire food and oxygen from seawater?
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Ch. 32.5 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32.6 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.6 - What parts of the life cycle in most modern...Ch. 32.7 - How did the evolution of the amniote egg free...Ch. 32.7 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.7 - Based on the evolutionary history of the amniotes,...Ch. 32.8 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.8 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.9 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.9 - What anatomical and behavioral characteristics of...Ch. 32.9 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32.9 - How do the structures of a birds bill, wings, and...Ch. 32.10 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.10 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.10 - On what basis are the three major groups of living...Ch. 32.11 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.11 - What is the lowest taxonomic group that includes...Ch. 32.11 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32.12 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.12 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.12 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32 - Which phylum includes animals that have a water...Ch. 32 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of...Ch. 32 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 4TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 5TYKCh. 32 - The Hominoidea is a monophyletic group that...Ch. 32 - Which of the following hominin species was the...Ch. 32 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 32 - Which of the following characteristics does not...Ch. 32 - Prob. 10TYKCh. 32 - Discuss Concepts Whentetrapods first ventured onto...Ch. 32 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 16TYKCh. 32 - Walking along a rocky coast one day, you discover...Ch. 32 - The phylogenetic tree for vertebrates depicted...
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