29.2: Visual Connection Questions

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    Figure 29.3 Which of the following statements about common features of chordates is true?

    1. The dorsal hollow nerve cord is part of the chordate central nervous system.
    2. In vertebrate fishes, the pharyngeal slits become the gills.
    3. Humans are not chordates because humans do not have a tail.
    4. Vertebrates do not have a notochord at any point in their development; instead, they have a vertebral column.
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    Figure 29.22 Which of the following statements about the parts of an amniotic egg are false?

    1. The allantois stores nitrogenous waste and facilitates respiration.
    2. The chorion facilitates gas exchange.
    3. The yolk provides food for the growing embryo.
    4. The amniotic cavity is filled with albumen.
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    Figure 29.24 Members of the order Testudines have an anapsid-like skull without obvious temporal fenestrae. However, molecular studies indicate that turtles descended from a diapsid ancestor. Why might this be the case?

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