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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Telolecithal | Eggs rich in yolk like birds go through meroblastic cleavage |
| Condyle | Connection between the skull and first vertebra--in mammals and amphibians there are two, birds have 1. |
| Mammal jaw | One bone as opposed to multiple bones in birds and reptiles. |
| Hymandibula | Joint in fish jaws that went into the middle ear became the culumella auris. |
| Mammal ear | quadrate and articular go into the middle ear forming the incus and the maleus |
| Reptiles and birds urin | Uric acid. (water preservation) |
| Feathers | develop from scales which are ectoderm. There is an upward spiral protrusion |
| Shaft | Stiff central structure of the feathers. |
| Barbs | Structures that are split from the main flags on either side of the shaft |
| Barbules | Further branching of the barbs |
| Hooks | Connect between barbules. |
| Types of feathers | Flight, contour, filoplume, powder, |