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Are there more animals in the vertebrate or invertebrate category?
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There are many more invertebrate than vertebrate animals.
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What is the Correct term for animals that have no backbone?
Animals without an vertebral column, which would be a backbone or spine, are called Invertebrates.The "in" prefix of the word meaning "without" Therefore 'in'--without, 'vertebrate' --bone/s in the column of the spine.
What is the definition of invertebrate?
The simple answer is animals without backbones. More scientific definitions include:(stricto sensu) all animals (Kingdom Animalia) except for vertebrate animals (Subphylum Vertebrata).(lato sensu) all animals (Kingdom Animalia and Kingdom Protozoa) except for vertebrate animals (Subphylum Vertebrata)
Are echinoderms vertebrate or invertebrate?
they are in invertebrate-- A bit more info --Yes, they are indeed an invertebrate, but they are the closest invertebrate phylum to vertebrates. The only ones which are closer are the group Urochordata, the cephalochordates and the hagfish (which is a craniate, not a vertebrate)We are more related to starfish and sea cucumbers than to insects...
Is a manta ray an invertebrate or a vertebrate?
Because it has a backbone. see the excellent answer under "IS A SHARK A VERTEBRATE OR INVERTEBRATE" for more info.
Why are there invertebrate than vertebrates?
Well its sort of confusing, see since the invertebrate group has more groups than the vertebrate than that means invertebrate would have more organisms.
Why is vertebrate more complex than a invertebrate?
because it's larger and more effective skeletal system
Do invertebrates eat vertebrates and vertebrates eat invertebrates?
the fact that one is an invertebrate and one a vertebrate is completely irrelevant to which eats which it is entirely down to the food chain but it is much more common for a vertebrate to eat an invertebrate than the other way around.
What makes a honeybee an invertebrate?
They have no backbones. See related questions below for more detail.
Are most animal species on earth invertebrates?
no. insects. Insects form the largest family of animals, however they are invertebrates. Invertebrate means not having an internal skeleton and this includes jelly fish, spiders, sponges, worms and crabs, none of which are insect The opposite to invertebrate is vertebrate which includes fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals.
Is a sea Snake a vertebrate or an invertebrate and what type?
Snakes, including sea snakes, are vertebrates and more specifically reptiles.
What is the difference between an invertebrate and a chordate?
The notochord of a vertebrate differs from that of an invertebrate because a vertebrates eventually turns into a back bone. Invertebrates just disappears.
Is protozoa an invertebrate or vertebrate?
Actually it has more similarities to horseshoe crabs, ticks and mites, but it is not an ancestor of these creatures either. It is most likely a cousin of the ancestor of these creatures. http://www.austmus.gov.au/palaeontology/research/trilobites02.htm
