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Why do scientists use structural characteristics and not physical appearance to classify vertebrates?
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∙ 11y ago
because structural characteristic do not change over time but physical appearance do
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What is the scientific name for the study of animals?
Scientists name animals according to their structural framework. Invertebrates are separated with vertebrates. Scientists name animals depending on their genus & what kind of specie they are.
What methods do scientists use to obtain data for phylogenetic trees?
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What is the structural characteristics of a dog?
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Is camouflage a structural or behavioral adaptation?
Structural, because structural adaptation is adjustments to internal or external physical structures (texture color etc.). Camouflage is any coloring shape or pattern that allows an organism to blend in.
Do birds and insects share any structural similarities that would suggest they are closely related taxonomic ally?
Birds and insects have no structural similarities that would suggest they are closely related in the same taxonomic rank. The bird and insect are both in the animal kingdom, and that is as close in relation as scientifically proven.
What is the scientific name for the study of animals?
Scientists name animals according to their structural framework. Invertebrates are separated with vertebrates. Scientists name animals depending on their genus & what kind of specie they are.
Why do scientists use structural characteristics to classify living things?
so we can organize each animal in a group by how they look. Ex. hair colour eye colour etc.
How do scientists show the shape of a molecule?
Scientists use a structural formula to show the shape of a molecule.
What are some structural characteristics scientists use to classify living things?
To see how animals eat and how they live some animals comunicate and how they move around some times there some are cute and nice.
What are the structural characteristics of eosinophils?
Releases cytotoxic enzymes
What type of adaptation are the external characteristics of an animal?
structural
Which structural layer of earths interior have scientists concluded is liquid?
the mantle
What are scientists who study the structural similarities between organisms are called?
taxonomist
Why is the skeletal system important to vertebrates?
Mostly as a structural support. It is what the muscles attach to, to allow movement, breathing, etc.
What are the structural and functional characteristics of a protein determined by?
amino acid sequence
How do scientists determine the evolutionary relationships among organisms with structural similarties?
study
Scientists who study the structural similarities and differences between organisms are called?
taxonomist
