The amniotic egg of reptiles, birds, and mammals is an adaptation to

a. thwart carnivorous predators.
b. allow life on land.

c. compensate for the short period of development of the young.
d. protect the young from the nitrogenous wastes of the mother during embryonic development.


b

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