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Evolution of Eukaryotes
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Invertebrates Lacking a backbone Examples – Jellyfish – Sponges – Crabs
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DIVIDING LINE Invertebrates to Vertebrates No Backbone to Backbone Increased specialization and movement of organisms begins
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Fish Scales Gills—Breath Underwater Soft eggs – 1 exception - Sharks Aquatic Life 2 Chambered Heart
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Amphibians Skin Gills/Lungs Soft Eggs 2 Chambered Heart Appendages
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Reptiles Scales, protection (dessication) Lungs Hard eggs Appendages or Loss of Appendages 3 Chambered Heart* Crocodiles
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Dinosaurs Scales Lungs Hard eggs Terrestrial + Aquatic Birds Descended Appendages
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Birds Feathers – Modified scales Lungs Hard eggs Live on land Flight Hollow Bones 4 Chambered Heart Homeothermic
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Mammals Hair/Fur Lungs Hard eggs/Live birth Mammary Glands Four Chambered Heart Homeothermic
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Primates Skin/hair Lungs Live birth Terrestrial/Trees Tactile Fingers/Toes Opposable Thumbs* Intelligence 4 Chambered Heart Homeothermic
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Humans Hair Lungs Live birth Terrestrial Higher Intelligence Opposable Thumb 4 Chambered Heart Homeothermic Bipedalism
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