Slide 1What is a Vertebrate? Vertebrate Anatomy – Unit 1 Slide 2 FIRST: A Vertebrate is an ANIMAL What is an Animal? –KINGDOM Level of Taxonomy –Includes all organisms…

1.Invertebrates Chordata Vertebrates2. Chordate evolution is a history of innovations that is built upon major invertebrate traits. They display many of the basic traits…

1.Invertebrates Chordata Vertebrates2. Chordate evolution is a history of innovations that is built upon major invertebrate traits. They display many of the basic traits…

Kingdom Animalia chordates non-chordates (presence of notochord.) (absence of notochord.) The notochord serves as a guide for the axial skeleton. Therefore, can all animals…

Kingdom Animalia chordates non-chordates (presence of notochord.) (absence of notochord.) The notochord serves as a guide for the axial skeleton. Therefore, can all animals…

Slide 1 Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity Chapter 34 Slide 2 Vertebrates belong to phylum Chordata. Includes 3 subphyla, vertebrates and 2 phyla of invertebrates, urochordates…

Slide 1 How u get so big? By: Johnny Zhong Room 103 Slide 2  The Monk Parakeet is also known as the Quaker Parrot (Myiopsitta monachus).  They are a species of parrot,…

Slide 1 Chordates (Phylum Chordata) Tunicates/Sea squirts (Urochordata) Lancelets (Cephalochordata) Vertebrates (Craniata - formerly vertebrata ) Slide 2 A. Characteristics…

Slide 1 Slide 2 To be classified into this Phylum, members must have the following characteristics at some point in their development 1. Hollow Dorsal Nerve Cord Nerve Cord…

Slide 1 Animals kingdom Slide 2 What are their similarities? What are their differences? Slide 3 Objectives  Name the main characteristics  Explain what symmetry is…