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Vertebrate Characteristics: Notochord, Pharynx, Nervous System, and More
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Vertebrate Characteristics: Notochord, Pharynx, Nervous System, and More

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Which structure in humans occasionally results from the failure of the cervical sinus to close?

  • Notochord
  • Cervical fistulas (correct)
  • Vertebral column
  • Gill slits
  • What is the main respiratory mechanism in vertebrates?

  • Buccopharyngeal lining
  • Skin
  • Lungs (correct)
  • Extraembryonic membrane
  • What are the oldest vertebrates that lived in fresh water and had no jaws?

  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
  • Ostracoderms (correct)
  • Amphibians
  • What anatomical feature distinguishes arachnids from protochordates?

    <p>Lack of notochord or internal gills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature is a point of organization exhibited by annelids and arachnids that excludes them from being considered protochordate origins?

    <p>Presence of ventral nerve cord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What evidence suggests a relationship between echinoderms and chordates?

    <p>Similar blood serum and muscle chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which subphylum includes the Ammocoete larva, which was once believed to be an adult protochordate?

    <p>Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicata)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of vertebrates strengthens the hypothesis that they share a common ancestry with protochordates?

    <p>Having no vertebral column</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under which classification are vertebrates grouped based on their embryonic membrane?

    <p>As to their appearance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of vertebrates is characterized by the presence of limbs?

    <p>Tetrapods</p> Signup and view all the answers

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