Q: Review the extent of segmentation in Polychaetes, Leeches, Siboglinids, Echicrans, and Sipunculans.
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Q: Describe the distinguishing characteristics of chordates
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Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate in terms of Nutrition
A: Nutrition is defined as the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilises food…
Q: Ray-finned fishes & Lobe-finned fishes
A: Ray-finned fish, are one of the two major clades of bony fish (Osteichthyes) the lobe-finned fish,…
Q: How do invertebrate chordates differ from vertebrate chordates? Elaborate.
A: Introduction A Chordate Is A Member Of The Chordata Phylum. At Some Point During Their Larval Or…
Q: Describe feeding behavior in hagfishes and lampreys. How do they differ?
A: There are around 119 species that are present in the living jawless species, which are classified…
Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate in terms of circulation
A: The lower chordates gave the following features: dorsal notochord dorsal hollow nerve chord…
Q: Members of Chondrichthyes are thought to be descended from fishes that had.. .....................
A: Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, and skates, as well as sawfish and a few fish species known as…
Q: Describe three adaptations that have allowed amniotes to become completely terrestrial.
A: Amniotes are basically the organisms that have amnion in their egg. They belong to a clade of…
Q: compare the evolution of bony fish and jawless fish.
A: During the Cambrian explosion approximately 530 million years ago, fish began to evolve. The early…
Q: Using appropriate examples, describe the two lineages of bonyfishes and the anatomical traits that…
A: Bony fishes are the fishes that consist an endoskeleton made up of bones. The fishes are also known…
Q: Describe amniote adaptations to life on land
A: The group of multicellular and heterotrophic organisms belonging to the kingdom Animalia is called…
Q: Which of the following structures is not a component of the watervascular system of an echinoderm?…
A: The group of multicellular and heterotrophic organisms belonging to the kingdom Animalia is called…
Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate to survival in terms of feeding
A: A chordate must have a Notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, and a muscular…
Q: How do lobe-finned fishes differ from ray-finned fishes, and why were the ray-finned forms unlikely…
A: Lobe-finned fishes and ray-finned fishes are osteichthyes, popularly referred as bony fish . They…
Q: List the features that distinguish amphibians from fish.
A: The Chordata is the phylum of highly-evolved animals that includes vertebrates, urochordates…
Q: Compare three aspects of the early development of asnail (a mollusc) and a human (a chordate).
A: A chordate is a phylum which contains vertebrates like mammals, birds and some fishes and also…
Q: Describe the characteristics of the annelids
A: Annelids is a phylum under Kingdom Animalia. 1. They exhibit organ-system level of body…
Q: Describe the major vertebrate adaptations that arose in fishes. Which of these features are also…
A: Fishes are the aquatic chordate animals which belong to Pisces family. Fishes are used as delicacy…
Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate to survival in terms of excretion
A: Chordates include all the animals of the phylum Chordata. All the animals of the chordate possess a…
Q: Members of Phylum Chordata (Chordates) All of the above All have gills as adults Display gill slits…
A: Chordates are animals which are more complex than others. They are found in large numbers .
Q: What is thought to be the function of the shell morphology in African pancake tortoise?
A: Introduction African pancake tortoises:- are native to East Africa and are found in Tanzania,…
Q: Explain how coelenterates defend themselves when swimmers venture into their habitat
A: Coelenterates are aquatic animals that have a tissue level of organization. They are mostly marine…
Q: Annelid anatomy can be described as “a tube withina tube.” Explain.
A: Annelids are a phylum of worms with invertebrates. They are the worms which are segmented, with over…
Q: Threespine sticklebacks that invaded freshwater lakes have lost their pelvic spines. What other…
A: Threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) are commonly found in the ocean. They are…
Q: Describe the adaptations of crustaceans in aquatic habitats seen in the Crustacea
A: Crustaceans are the group of organisms under the Kingdom Animalia and phylum Arthropoda. These are…
Q: Describe adaptations in the circulatory and neurosensory systems of cephalopods that are…
A: Mollusca is the largest marine phylum of the animal kingdom that is characterized by a mantle with a…
Q: Offer a description of an adult tunicate that would identify it as a chordate, yet distinguish it…
A: Chordates belong to the phylum Chordata.The Chordates in their full life cycle have one of the…
Q: Describe several modifications of the digestive and respiratory systems which are specializations…
A: Lamprey's are an ancient lineage of jawless fish that falls under the order Petromyzontiformes. They…
Q: Explain how the body form and development of salamandersdiffer from those of frogs and toads
A: Frogs and toads come under the order belonging to the Amphibian category. Although frogs and toads…
Q: Bony Fish (Perch) Explain the functions of the perch such as the external and internal features.…
A: Freshwater, seawater, and brackish (a mix of freshwater and saltwater) habitats are all home to bony…
Q: Describe the features of the three subgroups of annelids
A: Annelids belong to phylum Annelida. Annelids are also called as segmented worms. Annelids are…
Q: Compare and contrast the feeding behavior and structures of sea stars, sea urchins and sea cucumber
A: Sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers are all classified as echinoderms. Echinoderm term means…
Q: Although tunicate larvae have a notochord, adult tunicates do not. The reason for this is; The…
A: Even though Tunicates come under the category of Chordates but they do not have notochord.
Q: Explain how bony fishes differ from sharks and rays in the following systems or features: skeleton,…
A: During the Devonian period, an ancient group called Chondrichthyes has emerged. It contains two…
Q: Describe the general characteristics of mollusks. Describe the general characteristics of annelids.…
A: The main characteristics of Invertebrates are they lack backbone. Invertebrates are various types…
Q: Sandworm and Leech Compare the external features of sandworm and leech, then compare them to the…
A: The lugworm or sandworm (Arenicola marina) is a large marine worm of the phylum Annelida. Leeches…
Q: Which of the following occurs only in chordates O A. notochord B. pharyngeal gills C. dorsal hollow…
A: Notochord and dorsal hollow nerve cord found exclusively in chordates.
Q: Describe ways in which amniotes are more functionally or structur-ally suited for terrestriality…
A: Amniotes can be defined as the clade of tetrapod vertebrates which comprise the reptile, birds, and…
Q: Describe how paedomorphosis as a mechanism could explain the evolution of the chordate body plan…
A: Explanation: Paedomorphosis is a mechanism that can explain the evolution of the chordate body plan.…
Q: What are the structural adaptations of freshwater leech from marine ones?
A: Leeches fall under the Phylum Annelida. They are segmented parasites, meaning, they derive their…
Q: Nephridia are found in jawless fishes. lancelets. annelids. cephalopods.…
A: Nephridia is an excretory organ which is found in many of the invertebrates, it is just a tubular…
Q: make an 500 words of rationalization of bony fishes
A: Given: rationalization of bony fishes.
Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate in terms of reproduction
A: Lower chordates are organisms which possess a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve chord, pharyngeal…
Q: What characteristic defines a chordate who is also a vertebrate?
A: The animal kingdom is divided into two phyla- Chordata and non-chordata. The phylum Chordata…
Q: Leuconoid organization in sponges is correlated with large body size small body size minimal surface…
A: Leuconoid is one of three body organization category of sponges. They are most complex and largest…
Q: Earthworm Describe the external features of the worm and compare the earthworm to the clam. What…
A: Earthworms are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Annelids.
Describe structurally the adaptations of freshwater leech from a marine one.
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- List three major distinguishing features of annelids.Review the extent of segmentation in Polychaetes, Leeches, Siboglinids, Echicrans, and Sipunculans. Which morphological features must change to produce an unsegmented body cavity? Is there evidence of transitional stages for these features?Describe the adaptations of crustaceans in aquatic habitats seen in the Crustacea.
