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1. Discuss how the respiratory and circulatory systems are coupled in the evolution of form and function in vertebrates.
2. Discuss the early development, that is, from gastrulation to the early formation of alimentary canal, of the vertebrate digestive system.
3. Discuss the major transformations in the respiratory system, or the circulatory system, or the digestive system of the vertebrates from the agnathan fishes to mammals. Identify one unique functional anatomical trait of the respiratory system, or the circulatory system, or the digestive system in Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia and discuss how this novelty is considered an adaptation (That is, the evolution of this trait has increased the fitness of the organism that has it.). For example, why do birds (Aves) have a gizzard?
Attachment:- Evolution of the Vertebrate Skeleton.rar
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