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What major survival advantage did thick-shelled eggs provide to reptiles?

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Question

What major survival advantage did thick-shelled eggs provide to reptiles?

Options

  • They allowed reproduction away from water

  • They enabled flight

  • They protected against climatic changes

  • They increased the speed of vertebrate evolution

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Solution

Reptiles evolved after amphibians and became better adapted to life on land. Their thick-shelled eggs allowed reproduction away from water, giving them a major survival advantage over amphibians that still needed to return to water for reproduction.

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