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What type of nerve cord do all chordates possess?
A dorsal, hollow nerve cord.
What makes a chordate a vertebrate?
Chordates have a nerve cord running their backs. Some chordates are vertebrates. They have vertebrate, or a segmented backbone, protecting the nerve cord.
Do all arthropods have a dorsal nerve cord?
No, these are specific to Chordates
All chordates have dorsal tubular nerve cords?
True. All chordates have a dorsal tubular nerve cord, which is a defining characteristic of this phylum.
Does a kangaroo have a dorsal nerve cord?
Yes. Kangaroos, like humans, are vertebrates, which are a subset of chordates (having a dorsal nerve cord).
What animals have a tubular nerve cord and gill slits at some point in their lives?
No, not all vertebrates have tubular nerve cord.
Why are Echinoderms considered to be closely relate to chordates?
both have a nerve cord
Do birds have a nerve cord?
Birds are vertebrate chordates, which means they have a spinal column and a dorsal nerve chord, just like people. In fact, they are a commonly used model system in developmental biology for how the central nervous system of chordates develop.
What are three structures that all chordates have in common?
Chordates are animals that comprise the vertebrates. The three structures that are present during their development are the notochord, a tubular nerve cord and gill slits leading into the pharynx.
What runs the length of an animal's spine and is found in all chordates?
Nerve cord
The three things all chordates have?
Chordates all possess a notochord (dorsal supporting rod), gill slits, and a dorsal nerve cord some time in their life cycles.
How does the nerve cord of chordates differ from the nerve chord of other animals?
It runs along the dorsal side of the body.
