the organism that would have the following classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Chondrichthyes
What is a shark
100
the earliest organisms to develop a nerve chord are these animals
What is tunicates and lancelets
100
Most fish belong to this category of fish species
What is ray-finned fishes
100
all vertebrates have this type of symmetry
What is bilateral symmetry
100
44,000 (approximately) exist on Earth today
What are vertebrates
200
an organism that would have the following classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Invertebrata
Subphylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
What is a bee or wasp
200
the main distinguishing characteristic of all vertebrates is this feature
What is a spinal cord or nerve cord
200
a chemical substance that can either repel or attract other organisms.
What is pheromones
200
a parasitic fish composed to cartilage and having no jaws
What is a lamprey
300
a bony fish (osteichthyes) that can remain dormant during drought season for up to 4 years.
What is a lungfish
300
the place in which a tunicate would most likely be found
What is shallow ocean waters
300
an animals' ability to grow back a lost body part is known as this
What is regeneration
300
the structure in all vertebrates that are present and develop during maturation (in humans, they go away after a few months in utero)
What are pharyngeal slits
300
the first organism to have the characteristics necessary for life on land are this class of organism
What amphibians
400
the first category of true vertebrates were these organisms
What is fishes
400
an endoskeleton composed of cartilage would be a defining characteristic of this Class of organism.
What is Chondrichthyes (sharks and rays)
400
the percentage of animals that are considered vertebrates
What is 2%
400
structure in fish which allows them to sense the water depth and area around them.
What is a lateral line
400
the now extinct organism that contributes to history as the first "bony" fish.
* Hint: The last remaining animal similar to it is the lungfish
What is Coelocanth
500
a process that refers to the evolution of a general head region and motor skills to some degree
What is cephalization
500
happens when several groupings of fish (usually males) release gametes into water at the same time, to maximize the probability of embryonic development.
What is the process of spawning
500
larval forms of echinoderms have this type of symmetry
What is bilateral symmetry
500
a type of bony fish, like the lungfish that are not considered ray-finned
What is lobe-finned fish
500
the name of the two types of nervous systems found in both of the mammals disected in lab were these:
What is the Central and Peripheral Nervous systems