What adaptations in aquatic birds and mammals help meet the challenges of osmoregulation and metabolic waste disposal? in terrestrial birds and mammals?

Q: What are the problems that vertebrates needed to solve to adapt to the terrestrial environment since…

A: In aquatic medium there are plenty of water, but in terrestrial environment water availability is…

Q: What are two major challenges for animals living in terrestrial environments and what is the…

A: The area on the earth which represents land is terrestrial environment . It comprises of :-  I )…

Q: Fossil evidence that many saurapod dinosaurs had feathers suggests that ____. flight is an…

A: In the course of evolution Dinosaurs are the important part. So according to the fossils the size of…

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a Moist, permeable skin in amphibians?

A: ANSWER;- advantages;- Most amphibians have thin skin that is very permeable (allowing fluids and…

Q: Are the ovary and testes of Hydra can be called true organs such as those found in higher animals?…

A: Hydra reproduce asexually by budding and sexually by syngamy. In the winter and spring, sexual…

Q: What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining…

A: Terrestrial organisms and aquatic organisms differs in their structural and functional aspects  due…

Q: What are some animal adaptations to the terrestrial environment?

A: The terrestrial environment can be defined as the environment consisting of landforms only. It is…

Q: What is the differencebetween octopuses andmussels regarding theircirculatory systems? Howdoes that…

A: Octopoda is part of the Cephalopoda class which means that pulp is cephalopod.  Cephalopoda is a…

Q: Describe the functions of the starfish such as Cardiac Stomach, Gonad, Hepatic caeca, Ampulla, and…

A: "Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: describe the functions of the vertebrate circulatory system?

A: The circulatory system is the transport system of the body. It interacts with every organ of the…

Q: What feature separates the Chondrichthyans (sharks and rays) from the lobed-finned fishes? O some…

A: The class Chondrichthyes has two subclasses: the subclass Elasmobranchii (sharks, beams, skates, and…

Q: How do the body coverings of fishes, amphibians, nonavianreptiles, birds, and mammals differ?

A: Body covering can be defined as the covering of the body or a body part. Skin is the body covering…

Q: Which anatomical and physiological characteristics are commonly found in terrestrial, but not…

A: When anuran's enter from aquatic environment to terrestrial environment several physiological and…

Q: What makes hydra, planaria, salamanders, and fish so much better at regenerating than mammals?

A: Answer- Regeneration is the process by which an organism damaged or missing cells of the organisms…

Q: What similarities do birdsand reptiles share regardingexternal coverage,reproduction and excretion?

A: Birds are the warm-blooded vertebrate animals constituting the class aves. They are characterized by…

Q: What features are common to animals specifically invertebrates without well-developed circulatory…

A: Circulatory system can be described as the system which helps in circulating the blood and lymph…

Q: heat exchange, and maximum size affect the size in vertebrates?

A: Vertebrates interact with their surroundings, no matter what the surrounding area. It can be an…

Q: How does the respiratory system of a frog change when itundergoes metamorphosis? Why are these…

A: Metamorphosis is a biological process that allows an animal to physically develop after birth which…

Q: . Recognize the general structural and functional features ofkidneys that are common to all…

A: All vertebrates have kidneys as a common organ for excretion. Like humans, the kidneys in most…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate to survival in terms of excretion

A: Chordates include all the animals of the phylum Chordata. All the animals of the chordate possess a…

Q: Why do young animals often have more body fat than adults? How does this maintain homeostasis?

A: Younger, Toddler needs more body fat compare to adult because children are first growing in compare…

Q: What are the five classes of vertebrates? To which of these do human beings belong?

A: Vertebrates: These are those organisms that have a spinal cord and it is surrounded by bone or…

Q: How do embryos of placental mammals excrete nitrogen wastes?

A: Placental mammals are those mammals that carry a placenta that acts as a link between the mother and…

Q: Crustaceans, like annelids, are segmented animals. But crustaceans unlike annelids have tagmata.…

A: Advantage:  The segmentation of annelids is highly adaptive, it allows more efficient movement.…

Q: What features differentiate animals from their nearest relatives?

A: The evolution of larger animals happened around 2000 million years ago when there was an increase in…

Q: the five classes of vertebrates  are

A: Vertebrates can be defined as the type of organisms which consists of the spinal cord protected by…

Q: Why have humans historically overharvested many species of animals?

A: OVERHARVESTING Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable…

Q: Explain the differences in vertebrate appendicular musculature between fishes and tetrapods. How…

A: The evolution of appendicular musculature morphology has been studied, changes in muscular…

Q: Which is the chordate classconsidered an evidence of thetransition of the vertebratesfrom the…

A: Evolution is a process of the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations…

Q: Functions of the frog's body structures?

A: Solution -    Sturctural functions of frog's body- Introduction -a frog  undergoes complete…

Q: Describe the different modes of respiration used by amphibians. What paradox do amphiumas and…

A: Amphibians are cold-blooded, small vertebrate animals that depend on the water for their survival.…

Q: Explain how the circulatory and digestive systems are related to each other in function and location…

A: The circulatory system is one that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients, oxygen,…

Q: What do you call the larvae of echinoderms? Also, reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrate, how do they…

A: Introduction : Echinoderms are animals that are invertebrates. The name actually means spiny skin!…

Q: How would It look to plot the three lines for endotherms , ectotherns and dinosaur  And questions 1…

A: Introduction Thermoregulation strategies are important for survival in the changing environmental…

Q: structures in the amphioxus are typically vertebrates

A: Amphioxus is also known as lancelet.  Amphioxi are members of  invertebrate subphylum…

Q: Describe the developmental stages of kidneys in amniotes. How does the developmental sequence for…

A: Amniotes constitute the clade that represents tetrapod vertebrates. This clade includes birds,…

Q: What adaptations help your animal(lion) gather or eat food?

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: How do Weberian ossicles increase a fish’s sensitivity to sounds?

A: Fishes are defined as the aquatic vertebrates that have gills and appendages in the form of fins.…

Q: Amphibians have three-chambered hearts, which have some limitations when compared to the…

A: Four chambered heart is the most developed type of heart found in  the birds and mammals. 4…

Q: Birds and Mammals share which of the following characteristics? Ectothermy air pocketed bones…

A: Ectotherms  These are organisms which control their body temperature through external means. They…

Q: Identiffy the organs involved:   A. terminal opening for digestive wastes- common to both toad and…

A: Cockroaches are invertebrate animals (insects) that belong to the phylum of organisms called…

Q: how do the different organ systems work together in ensuring animal survival?

A: An organ system is a biological system made up of a collection of organs that work together to…

Q: How circulation occurs in the cockroaches?

A: Introduction: Cockroaches belonging to phylum Arthropoda are pest that dwell in unhygienic and damp…

Q: Which one of these is better adapted to life on land - amphibians or reptiles? Explain.

A: Reptiles and amphibians can live on land. But amphibians can also live on water because there…

Q: What is the type of circulatory system present in arthropods? Do these animals have heart and…

A: Arthropods are the protostomes with bilateral symmetrical body and three primary germ layers.

Q: Crustaceans, like annelids, are segmented animals. But crustaceans unlike annelids have tagmata.…

A: Fusion of some segments or metameres leads to the formation of tagmata.Tagmata are present in the…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate to survival in terms of respiration

A: Chordates:               A chordates comes under the phylum chordata, which comprised of all…

Q: What is the relationship of body mass to metabolic rate of mammals?

A: Metabolic rate is defined as the rate of metabolism which means the amount or quantity of energy…

Evolutionary adaptations

Evolutionary adaptation is the process through which organisms adapt or adjust to their surroundings to increase the chances of survival, mating, and reproduction. An organism's behavior, physiology, and structure are adjusted or changed to make it more suited to its environment.