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Organisms are classified by their: * physical structure (how they look) * evolutionary relationships * embryonic similarities (embryos) * genetic similarities (DNA) * biochemical similarities
Comparative embryology is the study of the similarities and differences in the embryos of different species. Similarities in embryos are evidence of common ancestry. All vertebrate embryos, for example, have gill slits and tails. All of the animals except for fish, lose their gills slits by adulthood. Some of them also lose their tail. In humans, the tail is reduced to the tail bone. Thus, similarities organisms share as embryos may be gone by adulthood. This is why it is valuable to compare organisms in the embryonic stage
what is the source of nourishment for developing fish embryos?
Embryos dont need to survive.
The stages of development of the embryos of certain organisms are extremely similar, a fact that suggests the organisms had common ancestors.
Two thing embryos need are nutrients and protection
No, not all organisms start out as embryos. Embryos are typically seen in higher animals that undergo sexual reproduction, where a fertilized egg develops into an organism. Organisms like bacteria and protists reproduce asexually and do not have an embryonic stage in their life cycle.
The female reproductive system nurtures and protects developing embryos. The circulatory and endocrine systems also have a role in this nurture and protection.
pouches
we compared their bone.
Notochord
If the animal comes from an egg it will get its nutrients from the yolk. If it is a mammal it will get it from the umbilical cord.