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| What makes horses well-adapted at long distance running better than humans? |
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| Longer, lighter legs; Increased oxygen capacity |
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| What advantages do humans have over horses? |
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| Versatile body; Allows for running, crawling, swimming, tumbling, and throwing; More flexibility. |
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| Swimming, walking, hopping, running, burrowing, crawling, and flying are all examples of what? |
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| Diverse means of locomotion in animals |
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| What role do skeletons play in animals? |
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| They provide support, movement and protection |
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| Skeletons that are fluid held under pressure in a closed body compartment |
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| Skeletons that are hard external cases are called what? |
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| Exoskeletons may be made out of...? |
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| Cartilage or bone — vertebrates; Spicules — sponges; Hard plates — echinoderms |
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