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... animals to the giant trees like Sequoiadendron giganteum that attain a height of more than 83 meters ( m ) and trunk diameters of more than 9 m.1 Among extant animals , the blue whale is the largest . Adults have grown to a length of 32 ...
... animals to the giant trees like Sequoiadendron giganteum that attain a height of more than 83 meters ( m ) and trunk diameters of more than 9 m.1 Among extant animals , the blue whale is the largest . Adults have grown to a length of 32 ...
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... animals , eggs , sperm , the sex glands in which they develop , genitalia , and accessory structures ; artifacts such as incubator 3.1.2 Boundary . Integument , like epidermis or bark of plants , membranes , skin , external skeleton ...
... animals , eggs , sperm , the sex glands in which they develop , genitalia , and accessory structures ; artifacts such as incubator 3.1.2 Boundary . Integument , like epidermis or bark of plants , membranes , skin , external skeleton ...
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... animals as crabs , lobsters , and insects , or the endoskeletons of higher vertebrates , are components of this subsystem . The human skeleton consists of 206 bones supple- mented by some cartilage . Tendons , ligaments , cap- sules of ...
... animals as crabs , lobsters , and insects , or the endoskeletons of higher vertebrates , are components of this subsystem . The human skeleton consists of 206 bones supple- mented by some cartilage . Tendons , ligaments , cap- sules of ...
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