Recall what you learned about plant evolution in chapter 22. based on the evolutionary changes shown in the cladograms on pages 636 and 758, identify the first major adaptations that allowed plants and chordates to live on land. in what ways are chordate adaptations to life on land similar to plant adaptations to life on land?

The lake of the ozarks is a human-made lake, so it collects runoff from coal strip-mining, fertilizers, resort wastewaters, and septic drainages. the average lake temperature is between 10∘c and 21∘c. consider the physical requirements for growth and multiplication that would allow fecal coliforms to “blossom” in the lake of the ozarks. which of the following would accurately describe these organisms? check all that apply. psychrophiles facultative halophiles extremophiles mesophiles hyperthermophiles