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Chapter 32.7, Problem 1C
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To explain: The evolutionary significance of the given animals- placoderms, lungfishes, ray-finned fishes, and Tiktaalik.
Concept introduction: The evolution of animals and particularly the evolution from aquatic animals to terrestrial is an ever going study. Majority of diversity in animal kingdom and the evolution from proterostomes to deuterostomes occurred during the Paleozoic era. Placoderms, lung fishes, ray-finned fishes and Tiktaalik are deuterostomes.
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Ch. 32.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 32.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.2 - Identify three shared derived characters of...Ch. 32.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 32.3 - Describe characteristics of chordates, including...Ch. 32.3 - What are four shared derived characters of...Ch. 32.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 32.3 - Prob. 3CCh. 32.4 - Prob. 4LO
Ch. 32.4 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.4 - If you found a small fishlike animal along the...Ch. 32.5 - Prob. 5LOCh. 32.5 - Prob. 6LOCh. 32.5 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.5 - Prob. 2CCh. 32.6 - Prob. 7LOCh. 32.6 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.7 - Prob. 8LOCh. 32.7 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.7 - Prob. 2CCh. 32.8 - Describe three vertebrate adaptations to...Ch. 32.8 - Prob. 10LOCh. 32.8 - Prob. 11LOCh. 32.8 - Prob. 1CCh. 32.8 - Prob. 2CCh. 32.8 - Prob. 3CCh. 32.8 - Prob. 4CCh. 32 - Test Your Understanding 1.Which of the following...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 2.Which of the following...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 3.A shark is characterized...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 4.Which of the following...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 5.Reptiles (a) are all...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 6.Which of the following...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 7.Which of the following...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 8.VISUALIZE Draw a simple...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 9.EVOLUTION LINK Sea...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 10.EVOLUTION LINK Most...Ch. 32 - Test Your Understanding 11.EVOLUTION LINK Discuss...Ch. 32 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 32 - Prob. 13TYU
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