Marsupial Answer Sheet

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Answers... part 1:
a) Table 1
MARSUPIAL          1          2        3              4        5            6
Length of
Skull(cm)
Size Category

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c) Yes/No Why
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Questions Part 2:
d)     Polyprotodonts: _________________________________________

         Diprotodonts:   _________________________________________


Part 3
             Feature                  Polyprotodont                Diprotodon
 Shape of Jugal Bone




 Shape of Frontal Bone
Questions Part 3:
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h)    carnivorous marsupials:
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      omnivorous marsupials:
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i)           _________________________________________________________________

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                              DNA Base Sequences
                                    (Table 3)
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
k)               ___________________________            __________________________

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Table 4

                        1          2           3        4          5         6
 SPECIES
 Number of base
 Differences

 % of base
 differences



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