Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 2TY
The presence of a bony skeleton, an operculum, and a swim bladder are all defining characteristics of
- class Myxini.
- lampreys.
- class Chondrichthyes.
- bony fishes.
- amphibians.
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Principles of Biology
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