Biology
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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 24.1, Problem 1CYL
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• list the characteristics that collectively distinguish animals from other kinds of organisms?
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A. All living things contain cells.
B. All living things contain DNA.
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E. All living things respond to stimuli.
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3. Students who play sports in high school have better skills and coordination than
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. Structure and function is a central theme to the study of biology. Each major group of
organisms has evolved its own body part “tool kit" – a collection of structures that have
evolved in ways that make specific functions possible. From capturing food to digesting
it, and from reproducing to breathing, organisms use structures that have evolved into
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1. Adaptations to a Changing Environment• Explain why it is necessary for organisms to have the ability to adapt.• Why is the current environment making it difficult for organisms to adapt?• Explain how organisms develop adaptations.
Chapter 24 Solutions
Biology
Ch. 24.1 - Can you... list the characteristics that...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 24.2 - describe the different types of body symmetry,...Ch. 24.2 - give examples of animal groups with each type of...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 4CYLCh. 24.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 3TCCh. 24.3 - What advantage does a digestive system with two...Ch. 24.3 - Why does pouring sail on a leech harm it?
Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 6TCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 7TCCh. 24.3 - If you have ever accidentally walked into a spider...Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 24.3 - list some member organisms in each of these...Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 24.3 - Physicians Assistants Another invertebrate animal...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1MCCh. 24 - Prob. 2MCCh. 24 - Prob. 3MCCh. 24 - Prob. 4MCCh. 24 - Prob. 5MCCh. 24 - __________ Animals obtain energy by __________;...Ch. 24 - Bilaterally symmetrical animals have __________...Ch. 24 - Animals that have an anterior and posterior end...Ch. 24 - Lophotrochozoans and ecdysozoans (molting animals)...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 24 - Three major groups within the mollusks are the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7FIBCh. 24 - For each of the following distinctive structures,...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1RQCh. 24 - Prob. 2RQCh. 24 - Briefly describe each of the following...Ch. 24 - Prob. 4RQCh. 24 - Prob. 5RQCh. 24 - Prob. 6RQCh. 24 - Prob. 7RQCh. 24 - Prob. 8RQCh. 24 - Insects are the largest group of animals on Earth....Ch. 24 - Prob. 2AC
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