Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134256283
Author: Audesirk
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 2MC
More than half of all vertebrate species are
a. mammals.
b. ray-finned fishes.
c. amphibians.
d. cartilaginous fishes.
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