NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which class of vertebrates has scales and lives only in water?
A
Amphibians
B
Reptiles
C
Birds
D
Fish
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fishes. The first fishes are thought to have emerged some 518 million years ago during the Cambrian Period of Earth’s history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fish are vertebrates that live in water. They have slippery scales, breathe through gills, and lay eggs.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. Reptiles are ectothermic vertebrates. 2. Their skin has scales, but no hair or feathers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fish and Other Aquatic Vertebrates are members of the subphylum Vertebrata who spend the majority of their lives in freshwater, marine, or estuarine environments.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amphibians live part of their lives in water and part on land. They are vertebrates and are also ectothermic; they cannot regulate their own body heat, so they depend on sunlight to become warm and active.

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