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Amniotes are the members of tetrapods superclass, which lies in the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum chordate. The members of this group are the first to have evolved to be capable of reproducing on land and surviving in terrestrial environment only. The members arose around 320 million years ago.
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They have internal fertilization, three embryonic membraes, are independent of water for reprodction
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They have external fertilization if they live in water, have alantoic membranes to carry oxygenated blood to the embryo, and lack a shell on their eggs.
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They lay eggs covered with a shell, are viviporous and have a marsupium
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Ch. 32.5 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32.6 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.6 - What parts of the life cycle in most modern...Ch. 32.7 - How did the evolution of the amniote egg free...Ch. 32.7 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.7 - Based on the evolutionary history of the amniotes,...Ch. 32.8 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.8 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.9 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.9 - What anatomical and behavioral characteristics of...Ch. 32.9 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32.9 - How do the structures of a birds bill, wings, and...Ch. 32.10 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.10 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.10 - On what basis are the three major groups of living...Ch. 32.11 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.11 - What is the lowest taxonomic group that includes...Ch. 32.11 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32.12 - Prob. 1SBCh. 32.12 - Prob. 2SBCh. 32.12 - Prob. 3SBCh. 32 - Which phylum includes animals that have a water...Ch. 32 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of...Ch. 32 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 4TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 5TYKCh. 32 - The Hominoidea is a monophyletic group that...Ch. 32 - Which of the following hominin species was the...Ch. 32 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 32 - Which of the following characteristics does not...Ch. 32 - Prob. 10TYKCh. 32 - Discuss Concepts Whentetrapods first ventured onto...Ch. 32 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 32 - Prob. 16TYKCh. 32 - Walking along a rocky coast one day, you discover...Ch. 32 - The phylogenetic tree for vertebrates depicted...
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