The Amniote Egg

question 65

Multiple Choice

The amniote egg

• A) first appeared in fish.
• B) allowed amphibians to lay moderately yolky eggs.
• C) freed the first reptiles from needing to return to a body of water for reproduction.
• D) is found in all vertebrates.
• E) is a feature characteristic of chordates.

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