Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 31, Problem 14TYK
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A hypothesis that states eating mollusks develop mild to severe gastrointestinal infections.
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The invertebrate animals lack the vertebral column and it includes arthropods, mollusks, annelids, and Porifera. The body of mollusks is divided into head, visceral mass, and foot. All animals have evolved from a common ancestor of colonial, flagellated protist.
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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1. What characteristics distinguish animals from...Ch. 31.1 - How does the ability of animals to move through...Ch. 31.2 - What is a tissue, and what three primary tissue...Ch. 31.2 - What type of body symmetry do humans have?Ch. 31.2 - What is the functional significance of the coelom?Ch. 31.2 - Prob. 4SBCh. 31.3 - Which major groupings of animals defined on the...Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 2SBCh. 31.4 - Prob. 1SBCh. 31.4 - Prob. 2SB
Ch. 31.5 - Prob. 1SBCh. 31.5 - Prob. 2SBCh. 31.5 - What do ctenophores eat, and how do they collect...Ch. 31.6 - Prob. 1SBCh. 31.6 - Prob. 2SBCh. 31.6 - Prob. 3SBCh. 31.6 - Prob. 4SBCh. 31.7 - Prob. 1SBCh. 31.7 - If an arthropods rigid exoskeleton cannot be...Ch. 31.7 - Prob. 3SBCh. 31.7 - Prob. 4SBCh. 31 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 31 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 31 - Protostomes and deuterostomes typically differ in:...Ch. 31 - Prob. 4TYKCh. 31 - Which organ system is absent in flatworms (phylum...Ch. 31 - Prob. 6TYKCh. 31 - Prob. 7TYKCh. 31 - Which body region of an insect bears the walking...Ch. 31 - Prob. 9TYKCh. 31 - What is the major morphological innovation seen in...Ch. 31 - Prob. 11TYKCh. 31 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 31 - Discuss Concepts What are the relative advantages...Ch. 31 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 31 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 31 - Prob. 16TYKCh. 31 - Prob. 1ITD
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