During a survey you spot a soft bodied animal enclosed in a two-piece shell. How can you determine whether this animal is a bivalve mollusk or brachiopod? A) give one unique trait that would allow you to identify the organism as a member of class bivalvia? B) give one unique trait that would allow you to identify the organism as a brachiopod

During a survey you spot a soft bodied animal enclosed in a two-piece shell. How can you determine whether this animal is a bivalve mollusk or brachiopod? A) give one unique trait that would allow you to identify the organism as a member of class bivalvia? B) give one unique trait that would allow you to identify the organism as a brachiopod

Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168116

Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter15: Diversity Of Animals

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5RQ: Which of the following does not occur? a. radially symmetrical diploblast b. diploblastic...

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