EBK BIOLOGY:SCIENCE F/LIFE
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ISBN: 9780134819167
Author: BELK
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 8LTB
Even though marsupial mammals give birth to live young, an egg shell forms briefly early in their development. This is evidence that ___________,
- marsupials share a common ancestor with some egg-laying species;
- marsupials are not really mammals;
- all animals arose from a common ancestor;
- marsupial mammals were separately created by God;|
- the fossil record of marsupial mammals is incorrect
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