why are whales and dolphins considered as mammals and not fish?

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Q: Are Rhesus Monkeys or Gibbons More Closely Relatedto Humans?

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A: A primate is a mammal that falls to the order Primates, which comprises all species similar to…

Q: Why are derived characteristics more useful in establishing evolutionary relationships than are…

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Q: Humans are grouped in the order of Primate because primates are mammals who have: O long legs,…

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Q: While hiking through the desert of New Mexico, the Smith family found a fish fossil. They thought it…

A: During the evolutionary period ;there are sudden  climatic changes that takes place in the…

Q: Wat is the ultimate perspective in zoology

A: Zoology is the field of biology study that describes the interaction process of the living and…

Q: What was the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans: a chimpanzee, a human, or neither? Explain…

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Q: A chimpanzee can hold objects by its hand & an elephant by trunk. Are these organs Analogous or…

A: The homologous structures are the structure which has same evolutionary origin; they have similar…

Q: Why are humans genetically less variable than penguins?

A: Genetic diversity is the complete number of genetic qualities in the genetic cosmetics of a species,…

Q: How did darwin disproved lamarck? Why did darwin still thought that lamarck's work was very…

A: The way we see the characteristic world, Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) changed it with…

Q: How do you understand humans as a “planetary species

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Q: Based on the Mammal Tree, which of the following species are most closely related to the opossum?…

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Q: Which one of the following is a primate?   A.  BearB.  OtterC.  LorisD.  Pangolin

A: Primates is the order which comes under the class mammalia.

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A: Several scientists are attempting to figure out however the Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus…

Q: HOW MANY YEARS AGO DID THE DINOSAURS BECOME EXTINCT?

A: A timeline based on the rock record of the earth is called a geologic time scale (GTS). It is a…

Q: How are humans different from primates?

A: Humans are included in primates. Humans and other primates such as monkeys and apes have diverged…

Q: Why study primates

A: Compared to other species, primates have big brains (relative to body size) as well as an increased…

Q: What the difference is between saying something is a primate and saying it is a monkey versus an…

A: Primates are the group of mammals that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and…

Q: New World monkeys_____ . a. lack a tail c. are dry-nosed primates b. are bipedal d. include human…

A: The new age monkey can be classified in five groups. Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae,…

Q: Based on what we know today, what is the best explanation for why the emu, ostrich, and rhea are so…

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Q: What is the definition of "species" in Anthropology?What is the "Neanderthal problem" and why does…

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Q: Why is it important to recognize that humans share many,but not all, characteristics with other…

A: Humans belong to the primate family which themselves comes under the group of mammals. The present…

Q: Dogs have a reduced nonfunctional digit on their paws known as a dewclaw what is this example of

A: Vestigial structures are structures that lost their functionality over the course of evolution.

Q: Can u plz explain the unique characteristics of mammals?  Thank u

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Q: What is the DNA analysis and fossil records of the animal aye-aye

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A: Phylogenic tree is a diagrammatic representation showing evolutionary relationships between…

Q: Human beings belong to the species sapiens which is grouped in genus homo?

A: Evolution is the gradual change that occurred in the species over a period of time. Evolutionary…

Q: Why is studying Animals significant and why is Animal Diversity important and implicit to any…

A: Biodiversity is a critical measure of an ecosystem's wellbeing. Threats will be handled better by a…

Q: What is a hominin? an order of primates a family of greater apes a family of human-like apes a clade…

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Q: Which of the below is the correct representation of the scientific name for the African lion? Group…

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Q: Scientists often use a cladogram such as the one below to illustrate evolutionary relationships.…

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Q: Mountain lions and jaguars are two different species of large American cats. How do we know that…

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Q: Which isotopes is most dangerous to homo sapiens?

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Q: Which tree diagram best shows the relationship between fish, cetaceans, and mammals?

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Q: Which of the following does not distinguish humans from other primates?  a. We are the only…

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Q: In a comparison of birds and mammals,the condition of having four limbs is(A) a shared ancestral…

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Q: OK, how is a porpoise different from a dolphin?

A: Mammals are warmblooded and they live in air,water and land and they give birth to young ones and…

Q: From the movie what Darwin Never Knew. List 5 things that make humans different from other apes and…

A: Natural selection, according to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, is how evolution occurs.…

Q: Refer to the figure below. Humans, dogs, birds, and whales have similar arm bones. How does this…

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Q: Why are primates social? Think about this question from an evolutionary perspective.

A: Given: Need to find why the primates such as humans, apes and monkeys are social from evolutionary…

Q: Are bird wings and the wings of bats (evolved from limbs) an example of an evolutionary homology or…

A: Homology means the organs that are evolved from the same point of origin but have evolved different…

Q: How did evolution ever lead ostriches to hide their head in the sand

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Q: what major difference have scientists discovered between today's whales and the fossils of whales'…

A: Fossils:These are the remains or trace of an organism which survived long ago.For example: Fossils…

Q: Do you think chickens and other birds can be descendants of other dinosaurs?

A: Birds are defined as the warm blooded animals that belong to the class Aves of vertebrates. birds…