Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Question
Chapter 25, Problem 9SQ
Summary Introduction
Concept introduction: The chordates have aquatic adaptation, terrestrial adaptation, and volant adaptation to suit their habitat. The birds have the volant adaptation that is their mode of locomotion is flying with the help of wings made of feathers. There are other animals that have the volant adaptations but their wings are not made of feathers.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Among living animals, only birds have_____ . a. a cloaca c. feathers b. amniote eggs d. a four-chambered heart
Characteristics that evolved in birds to allow for flight includea. reptilian-like scales on the legs.b. a hard-shelled amniotic egg.c. internal fertilization.d. thin, hollow bones in the skeleton.
an amniotic egg was crucial to the evolution of vertebrates because it provides the following to the embryo
a) cushioning
b) gas exchange
c) protection from drying out
d) the amniotic provides all of these
e) nutrition
Chapter 25 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Ch. 25 - Deathly Lamprey Repellent Predation by sea...Ch. 25 - Deathly Lamprey Repellent Predation by sea...Ch. 25 - Prob. 3DAACh. 25 - Prob. 4DAACh. 25 - Prob. 1SQCh. 25 - Which of the traits listed above are retained by...Ch. 25 - Vertebrate jaw banes evolved from ___ . a. gill...Ch. 25 - Prob. 4SQCh. 25 - Tetra pods evolved from ___ . a. sharks b....Ch. 25 - Turtles, Lizards, and birds belong to one major...
Ch. 25 - Prob. 7SQCh. 25 - Prob. 8SQCh. 25 - Prob. 9SQCh. 25 - Feathers and hair consist mainly of ___ . a....Ch. 25 - Prob. 11SQCh. 25 - ______ have scaleless skin and a heart with three...Ch. 25 - Prob. 13SQCh. 25 - Prob. 14SQCh. 25 - Arrange the groups in order in which they evolved....Ch. 25 - In 1798, a stuffed platypus specimen was delivered...Ch. 25 - Controlling forbody size, would you expect a...Ch. 25 - Why is it more difficult to determine the sex of a...Ch. 25 - Prob. 4CT
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A major difference between birds and other reptiles is that birdsa. produce a shelled egg. d. care for their young.b. are ectotherms. e. have air sacs.c. are tetrapods.arrow_forwardAnnelids and_______ have a closed circulatory system. a. insects c. flatworms b. cephalopods d. sea starsarrow_forwardBivalves, cephalopods, and gastropods are alla. arthropods.b. lophophorans.c. cnidarians.d. annelids.e. molluscs.arrow_forward
- Vertebrates and tunicates share(A) jaws adapted for feeding.(B) a high degree of cephalization.(C) an endoskeleton that includes a skull.(D) a notochord and a dorsal, hollow nerve cordarrow_forwardSegmentation, first seen in annelids, allows evolutionary advantages bya. allowing more fluid movement for less energy expense.b. specialization of segments to carry out different functions.c. allowing coelom development.d. concentrating sensory and nervous tissues and organs in the direction of motion.arrow_forwardThe reason that birds and crocodilians both build nests might be because they a. are both warm-blooded. b. both eat fish. c. both inherited the trait from a common ancestor. d. both are ectothermic.arrow_forward
- Birds are the only modern amniotes with ____. a. wings b. a four-chambered heart c. feathers d. more than one of these e. ectothermic metabolismarrow_forwardMonotremes are unique mammals because they: A. posses hair B. give birth to live young C. secret milk in a pouch D. lay eggsarrow_forwardThe group of mammals that still lays eggs is referred to as a. Marsupials b. All lay eggs c. Placental Mammals d. Monotremesarrow_forward
- Which is NOT true about the acrchaeopteryx fossil: A) had jaws with sharp teeth B) had three fingers with claws C) lived around 60 million years ago D) had a long bony tailarrow_forwardUnlike Archaeopteryx, modern birds have_______ . a. a long bony tail c. a two-chambered heart b. a toothless beak d. feathersarrow_forwardIn your garden you find a segmented animal with jointed legs. It has a distinct head capsule but the body segments are all quite similar. You cut it open and find mature gonads and a tracheal system. The animal is ... A. a spider B. a woodlouse (isopod) C. an insect D. a myriapodarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Biology (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781337392938Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. BergPublisher:Cengage Learning
Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781337392938
Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Embryology | Fertilization, Cleavage, Blastulation; Author: Ninja Nerd;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-KF0rnhKTU;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY