Which statement best describes the current scientific view of birds?

A) a group of feathered, endothermic dinosaurs
B) a group of feathered, ectothermic lizards that lack teeth
C) a group of flying, endothermic reptiles that have lost teeth, the amniotic egg, and other heavy body features as an adaptation for flight
D) a group of flying mammals that are derived from monotremes, which also lay amniotic eggs


Answer: A

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The synthesis of ATP in the chloroplast by ATP synthase depends on different concentrations of hydrogen ions in the lumen of the thylakoid and in the stroma

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