Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134765037
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 4SQ
Reptiles are much more extensively adapted to life on land than amphibians because reptiles
- a. have a complete digestive tract.
- b. lay eggs that are enclosed in shells.
- c. are endothermic.
- d. go through a larval stage.
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