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Yes, but they are different from other vertebrates in that their backbones are made of cartilage, like the rest of their skeletal structure.
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∙ 11y agoSharks ARE vertebrates, because they have vertebrae.
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Are whale sharks vertebrates?
Whale sharks are vertebrates, but they have cartilage instead of bone. it depends and yes they are because they are a type of fish and fishes are vertebrates
Are whales sharks invertebrates or vertebrates?
They both have a spinal cord protected by vertebrae. That is the key trait of all vertebrates. So whales and sharks are both vertebrates.
Are bulls vertebrates?
A vertebrate is any animal with a set of vertebrae protecting a spinal cord. Sharks do have a spine. That means bull sharks are vertebrates.
Are angle sharks invertebrate or vertebrate?
Animals that have backbones are considered vertebrates, while animals without are invertebrates. So sharks, having backbones, are vertebrates.
What kind of invertebrate is the shark?
Sharks are vertebrates; they have spines.
Are hammerhead sharks vertebrates?
yes because they have to to be able to swin
Is a whale shark an invertebrate or vertebrate?
All sharks are vertebrates.
What is a megamouth?
Megamouth sharks belong to the phylum Chordata (vertebrates), and class Chondrichtyes (sharks, rays and chimaeras).
Are whales and sharks invertebrates or vertebrates?
Because unlike other sharks, grey nurse sharks give live birth, other sharks lay water-proof sacks when nurse sharks have a placenta like other mammals. Seperating mammals from amphibians and repitles is if they gve live birth. Actually all sharks are fish.
What hard tissue is found in vertebrates?
Bones and cartilage are found in most all vertebrates, with the exception of sharks and rays, which only have cartilage.
Do sharks have backbones?
No! They are made of cartilage.
Is a hammerhead shark invertebrate?
All sharks have a spine, so all are vertebrates.
