Which statement best describes the current scientific view of birds?
A) a group of feathered, endothermic dinosaurs
B) a group of feathered, ectothermic lizards that lack teeth
C) a group of flying, endothermic reptiles that have lost teeth, the amniotic egg, and other heavy body features as an adaptation for flight
D) a group of flying mammals that are derived from monotremes, which also lay amniotic eggs
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A)
Q11: Craniates are chordates that all possess
A) a
Q12: A key derived character of sharks and
Q13: Which is characteristic of all vertebrates?
A) a
Q14: Which animals are ectothermic?
A) frogs and mammals
B)
Q16: By far the largest number of extant
Q17: Amphibians were diverse and abundant in the
Q18: The duck-billed platypus and other monotremes differ
Q19: Which statement best describes how flight and
Q20: Mammals
A) evolved from birds.
B) all give birth
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