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Endemic organisms are those with a worldwide distribution. An example of an endemic species is the marine iguana.

Sea turtles have salt glands that help them get rid of the excess salt that they accumulate by feeding and drinking in the marine environment.

Which of following signs or symptoms are consistent with the diagnosis of venous stasis ulcer? Select all that apply:1. Peripheral edema2. Brown pigmentation3. Painful ulceration between the toes4. Pink granulation tissue5. Cold and gray-blue color of skin in lower extremities

Answer the following questions based on the photographs below.  Label your answers with the letters of each question.  Spelling counts. Be very specific. A. Is this a mysticete or an odontocete?  How do you know? B. This is a dorsal view of the cranium of a cetacean. Is this a mysticete or an odontocete?  How do you know? C. What is the name and the function of the structures shown here? D.  Is this a male or a female? How do you know? E. Is this a male or a female? How do you know?      

Sharks that “ram ventilate” only bring water into their gill chambers through the spiracles.

Manatees and dugongs are herbivores that live in shallow coastal areas (e.g., bays). As is typical of herbivores, they have very long intestines.

  Look at item 2. This is the _____________. (Important: posterior is to the left and anterior is to the right in this image)

The tunicates and the lancelets are groups of chordates that lack a cranium and a vertebral column.

There are many different types of joints. The most mobile joints are classifies and ______ joints. Examples include your elbow joint, knee joint, shoulder joint,

Birds are considered reptiles. There is evidence to support the hypothesis that they evolved from a group of dinosaurs.