With continued global warming, what dispersal barriers might arise for reptiles that try to move to higher latitudes?

Q: Describe three key amniote adaptations for life on land.

A: The amniotic egg provides protection to the embryo and allow it to develop on land, eliminating a…

Q: What are two major challenges for animals living in terrestrial environments and what is the…

A: The area on the earth which represents land is terrestrial environment . It comprises of :-  I )…

Q: What is the second greatest known cause of amphibian declines, after habitat loss?

A: One of the major cause is the habitat loss. Along with this the causing of disease as well as…

Q: How does increasing the sea level affect each species of barnacle?     How are the barnacles…

A: A barnacle belonged to the subphylum Crustacea and is related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are…

Q: Why are Tuataras not grouped together with the lizards? What morphological character separates them?

A: Though Tuataras look similar to lizards but they are actually very different both morphologically…

Q: Scientists think that amphibian populations may provide an early warning system of environmental…

A: Amphibians are chordates(vertebrates) of kingdom Animalia. They are a cold-blooded organism which…

Q: What advantages does seasonal migration provide for birds?

A: Seasonal migration can be defined as the movement of birds from one habitat to another in response…

Q: Difference between class reptiles and class aves?

A: Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the sub-phylum Vertebrata. It comprises of animal…

Q: Is there any genetic evidence linking lobe-finned fish and amphibians

A: Lobe-finned fishes and amphibians are closely related and connected through a common ancestor which…

Q: Describe three adaptations that have allowed amniotes to become completely terrestrial.

A: Amniotes are basically the organisms that have amnion in their egg. They belong to a clade of…

Q: Which group of vertebraters comprises the highest number of endangered species?

A: Vertebrates are characterized by the presence of a notochord/vertebral column. Also, some of the…

Q: You decide that it is a eutherian rather than a marsupial. How do you know based on its…

A: A marsupial is a mammal that raises its newborn offspring inside an external pouch at the front or…

Q: Discuss the significance of increased tool use, language,and agriculture in Cro-Magnons

A: 1st fossil was found in the valley of France brain capacity is 1600cc long, narrow skull with the…

Q: How can true seals be differentiated from the eared seals (sea lions and fur seals)?

A: BASIC INFORMATION SEALS  Their scientific name is Pinnipedia. There are around thirty- three species…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of wall lizard?

A: A lizard could be a widespread group of squamate reptiles. Some lizards are more closely associated…

Q: Describe three key amniote adaptations for life on land

A: Amniotes are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates including the reptiles, fowls, and mammals. Amniotes…

Q: How does variation in resistance to toxic rough-skinned newts affect the evolution of garter snakes?

A: The rough-skinned newt is famous for it's strong toxin released from it's skin. have rounded snout,…

Q: How might the ability to crawl on land for short periods haveenhanced the reproductive fitness of…

A: Tiktaalik is an extinct fish and lived approximately 375 million years ago. Even though Tiktaalik is…

Q: How do lobe-finned fishes differ from ray-finned fishes, and why were the ray-finned forms unlikely…

A: Lobe-finned fishes and ray-finned fishes are osteichthyes, popularly referred as bony fish . They…

Q: Describe the impact of ecological niches on the evolution of Galápagos finch beaks

A: The process by which evolution of a population occurs, that gives rise to new species is referred to…

Q: hat is the reproductive strategy for frogs?

A: In some animals, the young ones are different from their adults. For example, A tadpole is…

Q: What is the biggest turtle in North America?

A: Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell…

Q: List the four traits that define chordates.

A: Chordates include all those animals that contain vertebral columns and they belong to the phylum…

Q: What are the endangered (or extinct) invertebrate species in the Philippines(only)

A: Answer: Endangered Species : These are the species of either animals or plants that are at high risk…

Q: list 10 characteristic or feature differences between crocodiles and monitor lizards

A: Crocodiles and monitor lizards belong to the reptiles group, and both have drag marks on their tail…

Q: Why are critically endangered vertebrates are generally concentrated in tropical and subtropical…

A: Vertebrate: A vertebrate is an animal that, at some point in its life, possesses all of the…

Q: How does increasing the sea level affect each species of barnacle?

A: Barnacles are marine crustaceans which are sessile marine animals. They live in the intertidal zone…

Q: ecological role of acorn worms, lancelets, and tunicate

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Q: What common features do all reptiles share

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Q: What features of primate hands and feet are adaptations to an arboreal existence?

A: Introduction  Taxonomy is the branch of science that deals with the classification of organisms into…

Q: What is the best evidence that Monotremes are a transitional taxon between reptiles and other…

A: Monotremes contain only five species, they are the platypus and four species of echidna. They are…

Q: Describe the adaptations of terrestrial animals that allow them to be successful on land

A: *Animals can be found every in the earth.They can live on land with diverge conditions. *They can be…

Q: Which terrestrial vertebrate group is extremely rare in deserts?

A: Vertebrates are organisms which possess backbone and notochord. They are large animals which…

Q: How has paedomorphosis been important to evolutionary diversifi-cation of salamanders?

A: Phylogenetic evolutionary history consists of the analysis of the sequences of the common ancestors…

Q: What does the name “echinoderm” mean?

A: Echinoderms have the following characteristics- 1. They are triploblastic. 2. They are marine. 3.…

Q: Why are “reptiles,” as traditionally defined, a paraphyletic group? How has cladistic taxonomy…

A: Reptiles are the cold-blooded animals that are characterized by dry scaly and impermeable skin. They…

Q: Describe ways in which amniotes are more functionally or structur-ally suited for terrestriality…

A: Amniotes can be defined as the clade of tetrapod vertebrates which comprise the reptile, birds, and…

Q: Based on the phylogenetic tree shown, which animals are most closely related to lizards? Placentals…

A: A phylogenetic tree or evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or ‘tree’ showing the evolutionary…

Q: How warmer ocean affect the California's coastal kelp forests on which the southern sea otters…

A: Kelp forests are composed of giant brown algae that inhabit cool and comparatively shallow waters…

Q: Why are so few reptiles found in Alpine regions?

A: An ecosystem is essential to all life. Ecosystems rely on all of their elements to function…

Q: Which features of amphibians restrict mostspecies to living in aquatic or moist terrestrialhabitats?

A: Amphibians are vertebrate tetrapods undergo mixing of aquatic and terrestrial phases that are…

Q: comparative note of skeletal adaptations of frog and fowl?

A: Frog is an amphibian and fowl, a bird. The skeletal system provides the structural support to the…

Q: What is the outgroup between deep sea Dragon and shiny loose jaw And 2 similarities and differences…

A: Cladistics or phylogenetics is the maximum usually used technique in the biological category. It…

Q: Refer to the diagram below. What characteristic is shared by amphibians, birds, reptiles, and…

A: The animal ‘Vertebrate’ is also known by the name ‘Craniata’. They mainly have the backbone from…

Q: is the group of chordates considered monophyletic? yes or no? why?

A: A monophyletic group, sometimes also called as clade, includes an ancestral taxon and all of its…

Q: Which bird is best adapted to survive in an environment dominated by seed-bearing plants?

A: All birds possess a beak which has evolved differently in different species to improve their…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.