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Sample exam questions |
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Notochord |
Chondrichthyes |
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Nerve cord |
Osteichthyes |
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Brain, spinal cord |
Lateral line |
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Pharyngeal slits |
Internal vs. external fertilization |
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Postanal tail |
Amphibia |
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Somites |
Oviparous, Ovoviviparous, Viviparous |
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Cephalization |
Gills vs. lungs |
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Cephalochordata |
Reptilia |
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Urochordata |
Aves |
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Incurrent and excurrent siphons |
Ectotherm vs. endotherm |
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Vertebrata |
Amniote egg |
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Skull, vertebrae |
Scales, feathers, hair |
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Appendicular skeleton |
Mammalia |
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Kidney |
Mammary glands |
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Placoderma |
Marsupium |
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Agnatha |
Amniotic sac |
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Cartilaginous vs. bony |
Compare the problems that plants had to solve to invade land with those that animals had to solve. How are they similar? different?
What evidence might cause some scientists to argue that birds are acutally just derived reptiles?