The Evolution of the Vertebrate Skeleton System

question 38

Multiple Choice

The evolution of the vertebrate skeleton system

• A)originated with a snake-like animal whose descendants gradually developed limbs.
• B)enabled tetrapods to colonize land.
• C)originated in an earlier exoskeleton.
• D)made animals significantly taller.

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