AP BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION

NINE COMMON ANIMAL PHYLA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What phylum do humans belong to?
A
Chordate
B
Arthropod
C
Echinoderm
D
Porifera
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most species within the phylum Chordata are vertebrates, or animals with backbones (subphylum Vertebrata). Examples of vertebrate chordates include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. A modern human-one species of mammal-is a familiar example of a chordate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chordata is the animal phylum with which everyone is most intimately familiar, since it includes humans and other vertebrates. However, not all chordates are vertebrates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Humans, or Homo sapiens, are members of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, and the order Primates. These animals are said to be highly intelligent and possess the most advanced characteristics in the animal realm. They are warm-blooded chordates that give birth to live young.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humans are vertebrates that belong to the kingdom Animalia. Chordates possess a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and pharyngeal gill slits. A notochord is a rod-like structure that is formed during embryonic development. Humans are chordates.

Detailed explanation-5: -Species: sapiens. From the classification, we can see that humans are classified under the kingdom: Animalia. Thus they are animals. Humans are further classified under the phylum Chordata.

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