week 5 Flashcards by molly huang

Q

what are jaws useful for

A

feeding
defense
communication
breathing
grasping

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Q

what are gnathostomes

A

vertebrates with jaws
include most fish and all tetrapods

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Q

summarise jaws and skulls

A

there are 2 competing hypotheses for jaw origins
-skulls can be kinetic in many different ways e.g. snakes have very high skull kinesis. crocodiles are akinetic

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