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If an animal is classified as as a vertebrate what must it have?
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1. Vertebrates have a backbone and are bilaterally symmetrical 2. Have an internal skeleton of bone or cartilage 3. A nervous system divided into brain and spinal cord 4. Not more than two pairs of limbs 5. A well-developed body cavity that contains a chambered heart, large digestive organs, liver, pancreas and paired kidneys 6. Blood containing both red and white corpuscles. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals classify as Vertebrates.
they have to have backbones
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How are you classified animal vertebrate?
An animal with a spine
What structure determines whether an animal is classified as a vertebrate or invertbrate?
Back bone.
What structure determines whether an animal is classified as a vertebrate or invertebrate?
That structure would be a skeleton.
Is a cow a invertebrate or a vertebrate?
Vertebrates are animals with backbones. This applies to all mammals. Therefore, cows are classified as vertebrates.
Why would a scientist classify an animal a vertebrate?
A scientist classifies an animal as a vertebrate if it has a spinal cord, or notochord. Most vertebrates have a backbone, but the Phylum Cephalochordata do not have backbones but are still classified as vertebrates.
If an animal is classfied as a vertebrate what must it have?
It must have a backbone. The backbone is also called the vertabrae so you can see where the name vertebrate comes from.
Is a stink bug a vertebrate?
No. All bugs are insects and insects do not have a backbone. To be a vertebrate the animal MUST HAVE a backbone.
Is a paramecium a vertebrate?
Paramecium is a unicellular organism belonging to the kingdom Protista. So it is not classified as vertebrates or invertebrates as it is not an animal.
Is in Kangaroo vertebrate or an invertebrate?
A kangaroo has a backbone and is classified as a vertebrate.
Is a frog an inverebrate?
They are actually classified as vertebrates because they have an internal skeleton and a backbone.
Is a flamingo a vertebrate or a invertebrate?
An invertebrate is an animal that doesn't have a backbone. A vertebrate is an animal that has a backbone. Since a flamingo has a backbone, (like all birds) it is a vertebrate.it is vertebrate
What kind of vertebrate is a dragonfly?
A dragonfly is not a vertebrate at all. Dragonflies are insects which are classified as invertebrates.
