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Chapter 31, Problem 1CQ
List several common traits that lead evolutionary biologists to infer that land plants evolved from ancestors related to modern streptophyte algae.
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Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 31.2 - Why did giant dragonflies exist during the...Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 31.4 - What were the goals of the Browning and Gunning...Ch. 31.4 - Prob. 2EQCh. 31.4 - Prob. 3EQCh. 31.5 - Core Skill: Modeling The goal of this modeling...Ch. 31.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 31.5 - Core Skill: Connections Look ahead to Figure...Ch. 31.5 - Prob. 2CC
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