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What invertebrate group is most closely related to the vertebrates?
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Phylum Chordata: Subphylum Cephalochordata and Urochordata along with the subphylum Craniata
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∙ 8y agoAmong living vertebrates, the closest living relatives of birds are crocodiles and alligators.
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∙ 11y agoEchinoderms, being starfish, sea urchins, and sea cumcumbers.
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∙ 9y agoAmphibians are the closest to reptiles, though they are different because amphibians breathe through their skin, and reptiles breathe through their nostrils.
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∙ 12y agoFrom evolutionary point of view birds are most closely related to reptiles , but apparently they resemble mammals .
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∙ 12y agoAmphibians ARE vertebrates!
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∙ 15y agobirds
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What group of vertebrae is most closely related to birds?
The group of vertebrates most closely related to birds are probably the dinosaurs.
Which group of fishes are most closely related to the ancestral amphibians?
Birds. Reptiles are also vertebrates.
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...
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.
Is an alligator a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Alligators are vertebrates because they have a backbone.
What group of invertebrate do penguins com from?
They come from the class of birds, but they´re not invertebrates. Invertebrate means ´without a backbone´, and birds do have a backbone (and the rest of their skeleton), making them vertebrates!
What group of vertebrates is most related to birds?
Reptiles
What invertebrate group is a plankton in?
AnswerAn invertebrate. It does not have a spine.
A group of closely related orders?
I think it is called family. Hope this helps.
Is a octopus a mammal or a fish?
The octopus is an invertebrate, therefore it cannot be a fish, which belong to the group of animals known as vertebrates. The octopus is a mollusc, and from the same group as squid and cuttlefish.
In which group of organisms are the members more closely associated?
The group of organisms where members are more closely associated is species. Genus is the next one group where members are closely related.
What is a group of closely related orders called?
a Class
