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| blue whale; 100ft; 150tons |
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| The ________ is the largest living vertebrate, or ____feet long and up to ______ tons in body mass. |
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The _____ is the largest living
terrestrial vertebrate. |
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Large vertebrates, such as
elephants, often are known as a ______ _____ , meaning they have a disproportionate effect on the environment relative to their abundance |
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Elephants are _____ ______ altering the landscape by feeding on
whole trees, as well as dispersing the seeds of acacias and other trees. |
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| The American beaver is an ______ _______ |
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As of August 17, 2011, the Earth's human population was estimated by
the United States Census Bureau to be ____ billion |
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| There are 996 million cattle in the world, 75% of which can be found in these countries (4) |
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| There are ____ million wildabeests in the Seringetti |
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| Humans are vertebrates, descended not only from ape-like ancestors, but also earlier lines of mammals and even _______. |
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| The frogs jaw is inherited from __________ ancestors |
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| enlarged toe pads for climbing are derived for the ______ in family ________ |
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| _________ is a trait that is shared by two or more taxa and their most recent common ancestor, whose ancestor in turn does not possess the trait |
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| _________ has developed independently and is not a good characteristic in determining relationships among frogs |
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| _______ groups include all descendants of a common ancestor |
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| groups that include members other than those directly from a common ancestor are called _______ groups |
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| in duterostomes, the _______ , the first hole that forms in the embryo, becomes the anus |
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The ______ is an early chordate from the Burgess
Shale formation in British Columbia |
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