Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 39, Problem 4SQ
A bird's keratin-lined _______ helps it grind up food.
- a. pharynx
- b. crop
- c. gizzard
- d. gastrovascular cavity
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 39 - Human Adaptation to a Starchy Diet The human AMY-1...Ch. 39 - Human Adaptation to a Starchy Diet The human AMY-1...Ch. 39 - Human Adaptation to a Starchy Diet The human AMY-1...Ch. 39 - Prob. 1SQCh. 39 - Prob. 2SQCh. 39 - Prob. 3SQCh. 39 - A bird's keratin-lined _______ helps it grind up...Ch. 39 - Prob. 5SQCh. 39 - Prob. 6SQCh. 39 - The low pH of the _______ aids in protein...
Ch. 39 - Prob. 8SQCh. 39 - Prob. 9SQCh. 39 - Eating a healthy diet entirely of plant foods...Ch. 39 - Prob. 11SQCh. 39 - Prob. 12SQCh. 39 - Prob. 13SQCh. 39 - Match each substance with its description. _____...Ch. 39 - Match each organ with its digestive function in...Ch. 39 - Some people who have gallstones experience pain...Ch. 39 - A python can survive by eating a large meal once...Ch. 39 - Although rabbits cannot break cellulose down into...Ch. 39 - Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria that make...
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