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1. Acquired characteristics not inherited
2. Acquired characteristics affect somatic cells not gametes
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- The diagram below represents bones at a joint found in the hind limb of a mammal.
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The diagram below represents bones at a joint found in the hind limb of a mammal.
(a) Name the bones labeled X, Y and Z
(b) (i) Name the substance found in the place labeled W.
(ii) State the function of the substance named in (b) (i) above.
(c) Name the structure that joins the bones together at the joint.
(d) State the differences between ball and socket joint and the one illustrated in the diagram above.
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(b) State the location of each of the muscles names in (a) above. (Solved)
(a) Name two types of involuntary muscles in mammals.
(b) State the location of each of the muscles names in (a) above.
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- Name the type of skeleton that makes up each of the following animals:
(a) locust (b) bird(Solved)
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- (a) Which type of mammalian muscles is voluntary?
(b) Distinguish between a tendon and a ligament. (Solved)
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(b) Distinguish between a tendon and a ligament.
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- The diagram below represents a mammalian pelvic girdle. (Solved)
The diagram below represents a mammalian pelvic girdle.
(a) State the function of obturator foramen.
(b)(i) Name the bone that articulates with the pelvic girdle at acetabulum.
(ii) Name the type of joint formed by the acetabulum and the bone named in (c) above
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Date posted: May 26, 2017. Answers (1)