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De'Andra Rolle
on Oct 09, 2024
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Which vertebrate adaptation allowed dispersal to land-based life that was completely independent of water?
A) four-legged travel only
B) bony appendages only
C) hinged skeletal elements called jaws
D) development of embryos within waterproof membranes
E) bony appendages and four-legged travel
Waterproof Membranes
Materials or structures that prevent water from passing through them, used to protect buildings, devices, and other objects from moisture.
Bony Appendages
Hard, structural components of vertebrates, such as limbs or fins, that are made of bone.
Land-Based Life
Land-based life refers to organisms that live primarily or exclusively on land, as opposed to aquatic or marine environments.
- Understand the importance of amniotic eggs and further reproductive developments in evolution.
- Acquire knowledge about the phylogenetic relationships between fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of amniotic eggs and further reproductive developments in evolution.
- Acquire knowledge about the phylogenetic relationships between fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.