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Ch 9: Evolution and Diversity Flashcards

1
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Today’s atmosphere contains mostly ______ and ______, and the primary organisms are _____.

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nitrogen, oxygen, aerobic

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Earth’s early atmosphere did not contain _____ and the primary organisms were _____

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oxygen, anaerobic

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What did Earth’s early atmosphere contain?

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hydrogen, ammonia, methane, and water

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The first cells on Earth were _____

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heterotrophs

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The phrase __________ refers to the fact that within any population of any species, genotypes vary

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Genetic variation/ variability

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Genetic variability is attributable to __________

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Random mutation

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If a mutation were to occur in a somatic cell instead of a gamete, could that mutation cause genetic variability in the population?

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No

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How does genetic variability happen?

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Random mutation of DNA

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What are other sources of variations?

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Independent assortment of chromosomes, crossing over during meiosis, and random fertilization

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10
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Is sexual reproduction necessary for evolution?

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No

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11
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Evolution means a change in a population’s _______

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gene pool

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12
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Can convergent evolution result in speciation?

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No

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13
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What is the organizational scheme of species?

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Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species

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14
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What is taxonomy?

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Science of classification and naming

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What is phylogeny?

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Classifying organisms based on their evolutionary relationships

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16
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What did Carolus Linnaeus do?

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came up with the modern system of classification (binomial system)

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17
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What is the first part of names in the binomial system? The second?

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Genus, species

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18
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What are the 3 domains and what is the order they evolved in?

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Domain bacteria
Domain Archaea
Domain eukarya

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19
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What is the kingdom in Domain Bacteria? What does it include

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Eubacteria- includes Cyanobacteria

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What are some characteristics of Cyanobacteria?

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contain chlorophyll, can photosynthesize

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What is Domain Archaea made up of, and what kingdom are they in?

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Prokaryotes, kingdom Archaebacteria

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What are some characteristics of Domain Archaea organisms?

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Living in extremely harsh environments that most other organisms could not tolerate (extreme halophiles, thermophiles, and methanogens)

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23
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What is Domain Eukarya made up of?

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Eukaryotes

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What are the 4 kingdoms in Domain Eukarya?

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Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia

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What are the 3 phyla of Kingdom Protista?

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Protozoa, algae, and fungus-like protists

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26
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Brown algae belong to which kingdom?

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Protista

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27
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Soft-bodied animals with hard external shells are classified as:

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mollusks

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28
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In chordates, fish appeared _____ birds and birds appeared ____ mammals

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before, before

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29
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Animals with jointed appendages, hard exoskeletons, and segmented bodies are classified as:

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arthropods

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30
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Do prokaryotes have a nucleus?

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No

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31
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Mushrooms and yeast are:

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hetereotrophic

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32
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Amoebas and slime molds belong to which kingdom?

33
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Having flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 is a characteristic of ____

34
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Do protists have a nucleus?

35
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Mosses and liverworts are examples of _____ plants

A

Nonvascular

36
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Can cyanobacteria photosynthesize?

37
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Earthworms and other segmented worms belong to phylum ____.

38
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Plants with parallel veins in their leaves and flower parts in multiples of 3 are classified as _____.

39
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Conifers, such as pine trees, are classified as ______

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gymnosperms

40
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Flowering plants can be divided into what classes?

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Monocots and dicots

41
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How can monocots be characterized?

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single-seed leaves, parallel veins, flowers parts in multiples of 3s

42
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How can dicots be characterized?

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2 seed leaves, net-like veins, flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5

43
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How can amoebas be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista

- unicellular, move using cellular extensions called pseudopodia

44
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How can Sporozoans be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista
  • most members have life cycles with both asexual stages that often require 2 or more different host species for completion
45
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How can Ciliates be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista

- use cilia for movement and feeding

46
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How can slime molds be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista

- contain many nuclei

47
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How can euglena be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista
  • unicellular, photosyntheic algae
  • move with flagellum (whip-like tail)
48
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How can diatoms be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista
  • unique glass-like walls
  • live in both freshwater and marine environments
49
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How can brown algae be characterized?

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  • kingdom Protista
  • seaweeds
  • multicellular
50
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What characterized Kingdom Protista?

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organelles and true nucleus
contains protozoa (animal-like protists), algae (plant-like protists) and fungus-like protists
everything that's not an animal, plant, or fungus basically
51
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What characterized Kingdom Plantae?

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multicellular, eukaryotic, and photosynthetic

52
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What characterizes nonvascular plants?

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  • kingdom plantae
  • lacks vascular tissue xylem and phloem
  • live in damp areas where water is abundant
  • require water for fertilization
  • do not have true stems, leaves, or roots
53
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What characterizes ferms?

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  • kingdom plantae

- no seeds- SPORES, which can be scattered by wind

54
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What characterizes conifers?

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  • kingdom plantae
  • seeds are not protected in a seed coat- gymnosperms
  • gymnosperms do not produce flowers
55
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What characterizes flowering plants?

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  • kingdom plantae
  • produce flowers and pollen
  • seeds= protected by fruits and nuts
  • divided into Class Monocots and Class Dicot
56
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What characterizes Class Monocot?

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  • in phylum of flowering plants
  • single-seed leaves- cotyledons
  • parallel vieins in leaves
  • flower parts in multiples of 3s
  • fibrous root system
57
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What characterizes Class Dicot?

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  • phylum flowering plants
  • 2 seed leaves/ cotyledons
  • netlike veins in leaves
  • flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5
  • vascular tissue arranged in ring
  • taproot system
58
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What characterizes kingdom fungi?

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  • all eukaryotic, cell wall made of chitin
  • exception = yeast-unicellular
  • no chloroplasts- heterotrophic
  • no digestive system, absorptive feeders
59
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What characterizes Division Zygomycota?

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  • kingdom fungi
  • reproduce sexually
  • common molds
60
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What characterizes Division Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)?

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  • kingdom fungi

- mushrooms, shelf fungi

61
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What characterizes Kingdom Animalia?

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eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic

62
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What characterizes sponges?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • sessile (nonmoving)
  • perforated body wall made of 2 layers of cells
63
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What characterizes colenterates?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • body walls made of 2 layers of cells and a central, sac-like digestive system
  • radial symmetry
  • hydra, jellyfish, sea anemones
64
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What are vascular plants subdivided into?

A

seedless plants and seed plants

65
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What are seed plants further divided into?

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nonflowering plants (gymnosperms)
flowering plants (angiosperms)
66
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What characterizes flatworms?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • bilateral symmetry, a head
  • planaria, flukes, and tapeworms
67
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What characterizes mollusks?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • soft- bodied with hard external shells
  • exceptions= octopi and squid- reduced, internal shells
  • 3 major body regions:
    foot for movement
  • visceral mass- where organs are contained
  • mantle: may secrete a shell
68
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What characterizes segmented worms?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • closed circulation, mouth and anus
  • excrete waste through mentanephridia
  • earhworm and leeches
69
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What characterizes arthropods?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • jointed appendages, hard exoskeleton containing chitin, segmented body with head, thorax and abdomen
  • eliminate wastes through Malpighian tubules
  • open circulatory system
  • crustaceams, insects, arachnids
  • largest and most diverse phylum
70
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What characterises echinoderms?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • radial symmetry, spiny exoskeletons
  • water vascular system ending in tube feet that function in feeding, gas exchange, and movement
  • sea stars, sea urchins, and sand dollars
71
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What characterizes Chordates?

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  • Kingdom animalia
  • solid notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, and a tail
  • fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
72
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What are the classes in phylum chordata?

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Cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
F: Fish
A: Amphibians
R: Reptiles
B: Birds
M: Mammals
73
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What characterizes Cartilaginous Fishes?

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  • Phylum Chordata
  • flexible exo skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone
  • some lay eggs, some bear live young
  • sharks and sting rays
74
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What characterizes Bony Fishes?

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  • Phylum Chordata
  • Bone skeletons
  • lay large number of eggs without shells
  • bass, tuna, trout
75
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What characterizes Amphibians?

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  • Phylum Chordata
  • eggs lack shells, must be laid in water
  • aquatic larval stage, undergo metamorphosis into a terrestrial adult
  • breathe through lungs and/ or skin
  • frogs, salamanders
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What characterizes Reptiles?

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  • Phylum Chordata
  • thick, scaly skin
  • eggs have shells to resist dehydration, or they bear live young
  • breathe through lungs
  • crocodiles, lizards, snakes
77
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What characterizes birds?

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  • Phylum Chordata
  • tetrapods with forelimbs modified as wings
  • breathe through lungs, lay shelled eggs
  • endothermic
  • owls, eagles, sparrows, penguins
78
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What characterizes mammals?

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  • Phylum Chordata
  • endoghermic, have hair, nourish young from mammary glands
  • most bear live young, breathe through lungs
  • rodents, kangaroos, antelope, humans

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