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- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 03/07/2018
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- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the important difference between the life cycle of amphibians and the life cycles of other vertebrates
Distinguish between the characteristics of Urodela, Anura, and Apoda
Describe the evolutionary history of amphibians
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the evolutionary history of birds
Describe the derived characteristics in birds that facilitate flight
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the distinguishing characteristics of chordates
Identify the derived characters of craniates that sets them apart from other chordates
Describe the developmental fate of the notochord in vertebrates
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the difference between jawless and jawed fishes
Discuss the distinguishing features of sharks and rays compared to other modern fishes
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Name and describe the distinguishing features of the three main groups of mammals
Describe the likely line of evolutionary descent that produced mammals
List some derived features that may have arisen in response to mammals’ need for constant, high-level metabolism
Identify the major clades of eutherian mammals
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the main characteristics of amniotes
Explain the difference between anapsids, synapsids, and diapsids, and give an example of each
Identify the characteristics of reptiles
Discuss the evolution of reptiles
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018
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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the derived features that distinguish primates from other animals
Describe the defining features of the major groups of primates
Identify the major hominin precursors to modern humans
Explain why scientists are having difficulty determining the true lines of descent in hominids
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/21/2018