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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25, Problem 7SQ
Reptiles are adapted to life on land by _____.
- a. waterproof skin
- b. internal fertilization
- c. efficient kidneys
- d. amniote eggs
- e. both a and c
- f. all of the above
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MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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