NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
vertebrates have a backbone or spinal column
A
NO
B
YES
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vertebrates are animals with backbones and skeletal systems. A backbone can also be called a spine, spinal column, or vertebral column. The individual bones that make up a backbone are called vertebrae.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone or spinal column, also called vertebrae. Several groups of vertebrates inhabit planet Earth. The five most well known classes of vertebrates (animals with backbones) are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vertebrates are differentiated by having a vertebral column. As chordates, all vertebrates have a similar anatomy and morphology with the same qualifying characteristics: a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘All vertebrates are chordates’.

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