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following domesticated animals: horse, chicken, turkey, 

 pigeon, ostrich, reindeer, camel, hog ? Of these wild forms : 

 panther, jaguar, tiger, kangaroo, seals, salmon, chimpanzee, 

 anaconda. 



2 . Justify the statement that Australia is biologically a 

 Delated continent as compared with the others. 



3 . What arguments have been offered in support of the 

 view that the sea near the shore is the original home of 

 life ? What for the view that life commenced out in the 

 high seas ? 



4. Discuss water as a means of dispersal, and as a 

 barrier to dispersal of animals. Give illustrations. 



