Diagram the evolutionary tree for chordates and indicate on the tree where major adaptations occur

Q: Describe three key amniote adaptations for life on land.

A: The amniotic egg provides protection to the embryo and allow it to develop on land, eliminating a…

Q: Summarize the animal life cycle

A: The existence pattern of an organism alludes to the arrangement of formative stages that it goes…

Q: Describe five features of mammals.

A: Mammals are a group of warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class of  Mammalia. There…

Q: Describe the major evolutionary innovations that distinguish the fishes from the amphibians.

A: Amphibians are a group of animals that can live on land or in water. They are said to be developed…

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: List the evidence that biologists use to classify earthworms,caecilians, and snakes in different…

A: Answer- In animal kingdom the organisms are placed according to different phylums. Each phylum…

Q: Identify the characteristics that separate primates from theother mammals.

A: Primates refer to an order of mammals characterized by the large brain, usage of hands, and complex…

Q: Summarize the innovations of each class of chordates.

A: Chordata contains five classes of animals and all of them possess dorsal hollow nerve cord,…

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: Match the characteristic to the most general vertebrate group associated with those characteristics.

A: All of the organisms that live in the ecosystem have different properties with respect to the…

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: Identify the four features that distinguish chordates fromother animal phyla.

A: Chordates are the members of the phylum Chordata. This phylum comes under the kingdom Animalia.…

Q: Identify several features that define each of the three livinglineages of mammals.

A: Mammals:         Mammals can be categorized into three major groups based on how their babies…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordates to survival in terms of Nutrition and Respiration

A: Lower chordates belong to the Phylum Chordata , where the first 3 sub-phyla are usually called the…

Q: Describe any four lines of evidence for evolution of early tetropods from fish.

A: The beginning of tetrapods is largely connected with the rise of earthly vertebrate life. The…

Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordates to survival in terms of Nutrition

A: Chordates have three principal features:  Presence of pharyngeal gill slits. Presence of dorsal…

Q: Describe three key amniote adaptations for life on land

A: Amniotes are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates including the reptiles, fowls, and mammals. Amniotes…

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: List the features that distinguish amphibians from fish.

A: The Chordata is the phylum of highly-evolved animals that includes vertebrates, urochordates…

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: Describe likely features of the common ancestor of chordates, and explain your reasoning.

A: In chordates four common features appear at some point during development i.e. 1 A notochord  2 A…

Q: Concisely explain the graphs below showing different patterns of adaptations of animals to their…

A: Adaptation  Adaptation is change in the organism in order to survive better in the changing…

Q: Describe the reptiles (including the birds) and argue for including the birds in the reptile clade.

A: In the late Devonian era,the aquatic vertebrates are adapted to terrestrial vertebrates. This…

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: List and briefly describe the function of the five characteristics that would need to be present in…

A: The chordate larvae are free -living & possess 5 certain characteristics that are discussed with…

Q: Describe some ways that crocodilians are similar to birds

A: Crocodilia are a small group of large, carnivorous aquatic animals that have remained essentially…

Q: List the order in which the major types of animals appeared on Earth

A: Animals are the living organisms that able to move where as the plants are the category of organisms…

Q: Understand the evolutionary history of reptiles.

A: The origin of reptiles is well suited to maintain life on land. Many features show a considerable…

Q: Describe the two groups of invertebrate chordates, and draw atree showing how they relate to one…

A: Chordates contains two classes of invertebrates and one class of vertebrate. Invertebrates include…

Q: Explain the common characteristic features of animal kingdom.

A: Taxonomy is the hierarchical classification of living organisms based on their characteristics. It…

Q: Explain why are urochordates classified "not true Chordates"? (minimum of 500 words)

A: Various scientist agreed that, at least 42000 species of vertebrates exist today and there have been…

Q: There are two types of chordates the invertebrates and the vertebrates. How do invertebrate…

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Q: Describe the traits unique to mammals.

A: There are a total of 5000 species of mammals and they come under the phylum Chordata, belonging to…

Q: Compare the general life-history patterns of salamanders with those of frogs. Which group shows a…

A: Frogs and salamanders come under the group of amphibians. They are cold-blooded animals and do not…

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: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordates to survival

A: All three organisms are lower chordates, meaning they possess a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve…

Q: Briefly describe some of the defining features of the birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals…

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Q: Discuss the adaptations of lower chordate to survival.

A: A chordate must have a Notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, and a muscular…

Q: explain why the four synapomorphic traits of chordates are not synaphomorphic in the context of…

A: introduction Synapomorphies are characters shared by a group of taxa due to inheritance from a…

Q: Describe the structural adaptations that primates have for life in treetops.

A: Any mammal belonging to the primate family, which comprises lemurs, lorises, tapir, apes, gorillas,…

Q: List three groups of adaptations that guided vertebrate evolution, and explain how each has…

A: Introduction  Adaptation are the changes in the physical and behavioural characteristics which helps…

Q: Describe the traits common to all fishes.

A: Fishes are diverse. They have evolved to live successfully in underwater environment, from streams…

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: List the four distinguishing chordate traits.

A: Chordate contains two classes of invertebrates and one class of vertebrate. Invertebrates include…

Q: Tabulate differences between shark and frog with regard to their habitat, habits and external…

A: BASIC INFORMATION  SHARK It comes under the category of cartilagenous fish called Chondrichthyes.…

Q: provide an example of homologous traits shared by most tetropods.

A: Tetrapods involve a group of organisms that have four limbs or they're descended from tetrapod…

Q: Describe how turtle anatomy has changed over time.

A: Changes in turtle anatomy over years: - Loss of teeth in recent species.

Marine Evolution

Marine habitat is less explored, and hence, its biological diversity is far less known. The marine habitats are not constant due to their shifting nature, while the terrestrial habitats are more stable. Marine biology is the science that deals with the study of diverse marine species, their interactions, and behavioral characteristics.