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9.01 The Game-Changing Amniotic Egg

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    9.01 The Game-Changing Amniotic Egg<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Watch this TED-Ed talk, <a href="https://youtu.be/Qq0kMEWzdHg">The Game-Changing Amniotic Egg</a>, then discuss the questions below on the discussion board.</span></p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qq0kME...g?wmode=opaque" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Questions:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;">How do the various membranes within the egg structure help the developing membrane?</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;">Why is the amniotic egg considered a key evolutionary innovation?</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;">Why is the amniotic egg compared to a traveling pond?</span></li> </ul>

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