NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which animal phyla is the only one that are classified as vertebrates?
A
Sponges
B
Echinoderms
C
Chordates
D
Cnidarian
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 phylum chordata (animals with backbones) is divided into five common classes: fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds.

Detailed explanation-3: -From sea otters to sea squirts. 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-4: -Pandas, crows, sharks, salamanders, alligators, sea squirts, and many others are examples of chordates. So, in essence, to answer the question, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals comprise which group?-the answer is simply they belong to the phylum Chordata.

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