Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Humans and all the other vertebrates fall under the phylum Chordata. To classify this phylum, there are many features such as the presence of dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. The animals that follow all these features are Chordata.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the phylum Chordata   Group of answer choices skull dorsal nerve cord notochord pharyngeal gill slits
Which of the 4 characteristics of Phylum Chordata is visible on this organism?     Pharyngeal slits Dorsal hollow nerve cord Notochord Post-anal tail
illustrates four key characters ofchordates: a notochord; a dorsal, hollow nerve cord; pharyngeal slits or clefts; and a muscular, post-anal tail.
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